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granulation tissue
Granulation tissue is the initial response to a wound. It develops from the connective tissue surrounding the damaged or missing area & its cellular components are mainly small vessels, inflammatory cells, fibroblasts & myofibroblasts. As the wound closes, there is a decrease in cellularity, especially of the myofibroblasts. This attrition of cells in the evolution of granulation tissue into scar occurs via apoptosis.
Specific
cicatrix (scar)
General
tissue
References
- Desmouliere et al Am J Pathol 146:56 1995
- Pathology, 2nd ed. Rubin & Farber (eds), JB Lippincott,
Philadelphia, 1994, pg 82