The presence of tissue renin-angiotensin system components in human burn wounds and scars

Objective: Healing of severe and large surface burn wounds is faced with hurdles such as aberrant wound healing and excessive scar formation. The tissue renin-angiotensin system (tRAS) is involved in dermal wound healing, and fibrosis of other organs. However, little is known about the presence of t...

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Main Authors: Johanneke J. Akershoek, Marcel Vlig, Katrien Brouwer, Wendy Talhout, Robert H.J. Beelen, Esther Middelkoop, Magda M.W. Ulrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:Burns Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468912218300245