Wound healing in diabetes. An intervention study in db/db mice

• Main Author: Berdal, Margrete
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2017
• Subjects: VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske; odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical; dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710; DOKTOR-003; Føre; Kroppen; Arktis*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/11251

The prevalence of diabetes is increasing globally. Certain microvascular and macrovascular complications such as cardiovascular disease, retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and impaired wound healing are associated with the disease. Prolonged exposure to hyperglycaemia plays an important role in t...