The influence of insulin-like growth factor 1 and its analogues on fibroblasts and dermal wound healing
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1998
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Marshall, Nicholas John.
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Examines the levels of insulin-like growth factor and the presence of IGF binding proteins in human wound fluid. Tests the potency of IGF-1 and 2 analogues in in vitro models of fibroblast activity and their effect on healing in normal and diabetic rodent wounds. Shows that IGF-1, IGF-2 and their binding proteins are present in fluid from a partial thickness cutaneous wound; that the binding proteins negatively modulate the activity of insulin-like growth factors in vitro, but that the IGFs do not necessarily show enhanced activity in vivo at the wound site if binding protein affinity is decreased. Discusses possible roles of these binding proteins in wound repair.
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Dept. of Surgery
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Thesis (M.D.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Surgery, 2001?
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Includes bibliography (leaves 191-219).
x, 219 leaves
x, 219 leaves