Regulatory Roles of Androgens in Cutaneous Wound Healing

    January 2003 in “ Thrombosis and Haemostasis ”
    Stephen C. Gilliver, Fcw Wu, Gillian S. Ashcroft
    Studysummary This review discusses how androgens may regulate wound healing and inflammation, noting that testosterone appears to inhibit healing and promote inflammation, but it reports no new clinical results.
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