Wound healing during hibernation by black bears (Ursus americanus) in the wild: Elicitation of reduced scar formation

Integrative Zoology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-60

  Iaizzo, Paul A ^a   Laske, Timothy G ^a,b   Harlow, Henry J ^c   McCLAY, Carolyn B ^b   Garshelis, David L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Denning; Hair growth; Healing; Hibernation; Histology; Scarring

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; HIBERNATION; HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCAR; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CICATRIX; HIBERNATION; HYPOTHERMIA; URSIDAE; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84864326161     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17494877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4877.2011.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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