title: Wound healing.
abstract: This paper briefly summarizes some aspects of wound healing with particular reference to: the healing of a simple skin incision as compared to that of a wound with separated edges; granulation tissue formation and the nature of myofibroblasts; wound contraction; and, finally, the structure and biosynthesis of collagen.
mesh_terms: D003094:Collagen / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000502:physiology; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen