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J Hambleton1, P G Shakespeare.
Abstract
The effect of temperature upon the solubility of frozen skin collagen in vitro and its susceptibility to digestion by proteolytic enzymes has been studied. Both of these parameters are increased with temperature. Above 52 degrees C there is a sudden increase in both the solubility of collagen and its susceptibility to digestion, suggesting that this temperature is associated with changes in the structure of the skin collagen. This increase in susceptibility to digestion may have an influence upon the nature of the healing process in the burn wound.Mesh:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1892553 DOI: 10.1016/0305-4179(91)90106-q
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Burns ISSN: 0305-4179 Impact factor: 2.744