Research Article

Wound Healing and Anti-Inflammatory Effect in Animal Models of Calendula officinalis L. Growing in Brazil

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Photomicrograph of the cutaneous wound in rats ( ) at 4 (a1, a2) and 7 (b1, b2) PO days. (a1) Control group, treated with distilled water, type III collagen production evidenced through green polarized light; (a2) CEE group, type III collagen intense production; (b1) control group, type I collagen production evidenced by orange-yellow polarized light; (b2) CEE group, intense type I collagen production. Picrossirius staining.
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