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ABSTRACT
Wound is damage or disruption to the normal anatomical structure and function. Carrageenan is sulphated polysaccharide
found in Gigartina, Chondrus and Eucheuma species in the red algal family. Having anticancer, anti-inflammatory and
renewal of tissues. Our study aimed to detect the role of kappa carrageenan in the burned skin wound repair. Skin burn
were performed in the right and left cheek of 20 male rats (aged 7-8 weeks weighing 300-350 g). Burned skin rats were
categorized into two equal groups. Burned areas of right side were treated with a local application of 1 ml of kappa
carrageenan solution once daily (treatment group) and the left side receive no treatment (control group). After 5, and 10
days, 5 rats from each
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