How does ageing affect the wound healing process?
Ageing is thought to impair wound healing, but this review of current research shows that there is conflicting evidence concerning many cellular mechanisms, while concomitant factors in older people may result in delayed healing.
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Taybank Medical Centre, Dundee, Scotland, UK. anne_crooks66@hotmail.com
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000502:physiology; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*