Quality control of a medicinal larval (Lucilia sericata) debridement device based on released gelatinase activity

Lucilia sericata Meigen (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae are manufactured worldwide for the treatment of chronic wounds. Published research has confirmed that the primary clinical effect of the product, debridement (the degradation of non-viable wound tissue), is accomplished by a range of enzymes re...

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Main Authors: Pickles, S.F., Pritchard, David I.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47337/