LOCATION OF THE FORCE OF WOUND CONTRACTION
Author:
- R RudolphRRR Rudolph
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 148 (4) , 547-551
Abstract
Contractile myofibroblasts were found by EM to be distributed throughout the substance of contracting pig and rat skin wounds. The force of wound contraction is probably caused by these cells contracting and pulling on each other and on the surrounding stroma. Apparently the pull theory of wound contraction is correct.Keywords
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