Preparing the ground for tissue regeneration: From mechanism to therapy

Nature Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 857-869

  Forbes, Stuart J ^a   Rosenthal, Nadia ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Monash University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL- AND TISSUE-BASED THERAPY; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGES; MAST CELLS; NEUTROPHILS; REGENERATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; STEM CELL NICHE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84905732910     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: 1546170X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm.3653     Document Type: Review

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