title: Effect of autografting on the diameter of collagen fibrils in human postburn wounds.
abstract: The effect of skin grafts on the size of collagen fibrils in autografted human burn wounds was examined. In autografted burn wounds, the mean (+/- standard deviation) diameter of collagen fibrils was 61.16 +/- 15.18 nm, against 39.77 +/- 6.51 nm in ungrafted burn wounds. This result indicates that autografts (0.1 mm thick) promote the maturation of collagen in burn wounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Aichi Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takayanagi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hatano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aoyama
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002056:Burns / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen