The presence of tissue renin-angiotensin system components in human burn wounds and scars

• Main Authors: Johanneke J. Akershoek (Author), Marcel Vlig (Author), Katrien Brouwer (Author), Wendy Talhout (Author), Robert H.J. Beelen (Author), Esther Middelkoop (Author), Magda M.W. Ulrich (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Healing of severe and large surface burn wounds is faced with hurdles such as aberrant wound healing and excessive scar formation. The tissue renin-angiotensin system (tRAS) is involved in dermal wound healing, and fibrosis of other organs. However, little is known about the presence of t...