Open AccessRole of Platelets and Fibrin in the Healing Sequence
Author(s) -
David R. Knighton,
Thomas K. Hunt,
Kewal K. Thakral,
William H. Goodson
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-198210000-00001
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrin , platelet , sequence (biology) , wound healing , platelet rich fibrin , surgery , immunology , biochemistry , chemistry
The signals that initiate repair are poorly characterized. These studies investigate the capacity of platelets and fibrin to initiate angiogenesis, fibroplasia, collagen synthesis and monocyte migration in the rabbit cornea assay.