The role of the fibroblast in wound contraction and healing

Wounds UK

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-40

  Porter, Sue ^a  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Fibroblasts; Myofibroblasts; Scarless wound healing; Wound contraction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; ELASTIC FIBER; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; GENETIC REGULATION; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34047213968     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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