Myofibroblasts in palatal wound healing: Prospects for the reduction of wound contraction after cleft palate repair

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 871-880

  Van Beurden, H E ^a   Von Den Hoff, J W ^a   Torensma, R ^a   Maltha, J C ^a   Kuijpers Jagtman, A M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cleft palate; Myofibroblasts; Wound contraction; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTILE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CLEFT PALATE; CYTOLOGY; FIBROBLAST; GRANULATION TISSUE; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; MYOBLAST; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CICATRIX; CLEFT PALATE; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; FIBROBLASTS; GRANULATION TISSUE; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; MYOBLASTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 32944459230     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910508401002     Document Type: Review

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