CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY, cilt.35, sa.2, ss.180-185, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)
Background. Diabetes is a condition known even in its early stages to impair the normal course of wound healing, thus leading to chronic wounds. The role of insulin in the regulation of energy metabolism, protein synthesis, cell differentiation and growth suggests that this hormone could also play an essential role in regulation of wound healing.