Influence of protein malnutrition on cutaneous wound healing in rats

ABSTRACT Objective Investigate histological changes related to inflammatory response and collagen expression during wound healing in rats with protein malnutrition. Methods Twenty male Wistar rats underwent cutaneous surgery and were divided into two experimental groups: Malnourished (8% casein di...

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Main Authors: Laura Amélia Santos SAMPAIO, Jéssica Santos COSTA, Tila Fortuna Costa FREIRE, Sílvia Regina de Almeida REIS, Tereza Cristina Bomfim de Jesus DEIRÓ, Alena Ribeiro Alves Peixoto MEDRADO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
Series:Revista de Nutrição
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732018000500433&lng=en&tlng=en