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Contraction

In a business cycle, the time between the peak and the bottom. That is, a contraction occurs between the end of economic growth and the end of the subsequent recession. Contractions are characterized by layoffs, a decline in GDP, and other negative factors. However, historically, contractions have tended not to last as long as expansions.

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granatum ointment-treated wounds also showed an increased rate of wound contraction, leading to a prompt healing as confirmed by decreased period of epithelializa-tion when compared to untreated control wounds.

Hydroalcoholic extract based-ointment from Punica granatum L. peels with enhanced in vivo healing potential on dermal wounds

Wound contraction has been used to monitor wound healing.

The effects of topical mesenchymal stem cell therapy in full thickness skin wound healing in a rat model

The excision wound model was employed to asses the potency of drug to promote the wound healing in Trauma types of wound which will be assesses by the rate of wound contraction and number of days required for complete epithelialization of the wound area.

Wound healing activity and docking of glycogen-synthase-kinase-3-[beta]-protein with isolated triterpenoid lupeol in rats

Double layered skin construct in groups II and III showed significantly less wound contraction than the untreated wounds [33].

Bioengineered acellular dermal matrix for the repair of full thickness skin wounds in rats

Topical application of Aloe vera gel appears to have a beneficial influence on the various phases of wound healing like fibroplasia, collagen synthesis and maturation and wound contraction (Chithra et al.

Effect of polysaccharides from Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) cladodes on the healing of dermal wounds in the rat

Negative Pressures of -80 mmHg allow maximal effects in the wound bed in terms of blood flow, wound contraction and granulation tissue formation.

Prospera Technologies Announces Significant New Scientific Research in NPWT Comparing the Quality of Granulation Tissue Generated in Gauze vs. Foam, Presented at Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin and Wound Care

Percentage of wound contraction: Wound healing is a process by which damaged tissue is restored as closely as possible to its normal state and wound contraction is the process of shrinkage of area of the wound.

Preparation and evaluation of chitosan-gelatin composite films for wound healing activity