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Mechanisms of Maggot-Induced Wound Healing: What Do We Know, and Where Do We Go from Here?

Medicinal maggots are believed to have three major mechanisms of action on wounds, brought about chemically and through physical contact: debridement (cleaning of debris), disinfection, and hastened wound healing. Until recently, most of the evidence for these claims was anecdotal; but the past 25 y...

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Autor principal: Sherman, Ronald A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3976885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24744812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/592419