2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Wound healing speed in anubis baboons
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26650172
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Physical anthropology
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| Research Institution | University of the Ryukyus |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
Utsumi Daisuke 琉球大学, 大学院医学研究科, 大学院生
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 創傷治癒速度 / 霊長類 / げっ歯類 / 攻撃頻度 / 皮膚 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Wound healing is a natural restorative response to tissue injury caused by traumatic damage. I hypothesized that primates which demonstrate more aggressive behavior such as anubis baboons might have higher wound healing capability compared with other primate species.
To investigate the hypothesis, I conducted in vivo wound healing experiment using three different primate species including anubis baboons, vervet monkeys and Sykes' monkeys in collaboration with the Institute of Primate Research in Kenya. Moreover, I investigated wild anubis baboon in Laikipia, Kenya, and I recorded frequency of injuries, depth and length of wounds, and healing process. I compared the wound healing speeds under natural condition and experiment.
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| Free Research Field |
生物人類学
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