Wound metabolism.
The science of wound healing is vital to all aspects of plastic surgery. Knowledge of wound metabolism is essential to a complete understanding of wound healing. Through various laboratory models, we have isolated and studied many of the parameters involved in tissue repair and metabolism. Our findings suggest that biochemical aspects of wound healing are directed by the metabolism of the cellular infiltrate in the wound. These findings help to explain the independent nature of the wound during its healing process ("biological priority").
Department of Surgery, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
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Falcone
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Caldwell
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000378:metabolism*
D000596:Amino Acids