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Review
. 2008 Sep;17(9):399-402.
doi: 10.12968/jowc.2008.17.9.30937.

Role of oxygen in wound healing

A Bishop  1
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Review

Role of oxygen in wound healing

A Bishop. J Wound Care. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

Acute wounds are initially hypoxic. This state triggers the diffusion of oxygenated plasma from the surrounding intact tissue to the hypoxic area, and sets in train processes resulting in oxidative killing, angiogenesis and collagen synthesis.

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