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Immediate early genes krox-24 and krox-20 are rapidly up-regulated after wounding in the embryonic and adult mouse.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Mar 2002
Grose Richard, Harris Brett S, Cooper Lisa, Topilko Piotr, Martin Paul
Abstract excerpt
Embryos show a remarkable capacity for perfect repair after injury. Wounding of embryonic skin triggers rapid activation of epithelial sweeping and mesenchymal contraction tissue movements that bear striking analogy to several naturally occurring morphogenetic tissue movements, but very little is known about the early molecular signals that might initiate such movements. Here, we describe the rapid and transient...
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