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Chapters
- 00:04Title
- 00:26Shaving and Application of Depilatory Lotion
- 03:09The Wound Model
- 05:47Results: Wound Progression to Closure or Chronicity
- 06:29Conclusion
Chronic wounds are developed from acute wounds on a diabetic mouse model by inducing high levels of oxidative stress after a full-thickness cutaneous wound. The wound is treated with inhibitors for catalase and glutathione peroxidase, resulting in impaired healing and biofilm development by bacteria present in the skin microbiome.
