A Role for Endogenous Electric Fields in Wound Healing

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-26

  Nuccitelli, Richard ^a  

^a RPN Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CELL MOTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; INJURY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 1342268385     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0070-2153(03)58001-2     Document Type: Review

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