The promise of perfect adult tissue repair and regeneration in mammals: Learning from regenerative amphibians and fish

BioEssays

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 861-871

  Godwin, James ^a  

^a Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fibrosis; Mammals; Regeneration; Repair; Salamander; Scarring; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; EPIGENETICS; FIBROSIS; FISH; IMMUNOREGULATION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; REGENERATION; REGENERATIVE ABILITY; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SALAMANDER; STEM CELL MOBILIZATION; TISSUE REPAIR; WOUND HEALING; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; FISHES; HUMANS; REGENERATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84905899039     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201300144     Document Type: Article

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