Applying amphibian limb regeneration to human wound healing: A review

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 504-510

  Menger, Bjoern ^a   Vogt, Peter M ^a   Kuhbier, Joern W ^a   Reimers, Kerstin ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

amphibian limb regeneration; fetal cutaenous wound healing; regenerative biology; wound healing

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WOUND HEALING;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; REGENERATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 78149284282     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181d376f9     Document Type: Review

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