Publisher's Synopsis
Great progress has been made in recent years in the understanding of the molecular and cellular processes involved in tissue repair. Molecular biological techniques have simplified the characterization of a variety of growth factors, enzymes and structural proteins thought to be important in wound healing. New cell culture techniques have made possible the study of each cellular component and the investigation of their interactions.;This multidisciplinary volume covers all aspects of wound healing - from nucleotide sequences of genes to the methods of measuring wound size in clinical trials. The four main sections cover: an overview of the processes involved in tissue repair; the molecular and cellular aspects and regulation of wound healing; the pathophysiology of chronic wounds and the role of oxygen; and clinical aspects of wound healing research.
