Collagen synthesis and tensile strength

Relation of the rate of collagen synthesis to the gain of tensile strength of rat skin wounds.

Reproduced from: Madden JW, Peacock EE Jr. Studies on the biology of collagen during wound healing. 1. Rate of collagen synthesis and deposition in cutaneous wounds of the rat. Surgery 1968; 64:288. Illustration used with the permission of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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