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Matrix metalloproteinases and the ontogeny of scarless repair: the other side of the wound healing balance.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery - 1 Sept 2002
Peled Ziv M, Phelps Eric D, Updike Dawn L, Chang James, Krummel Thomas M, Howard Eric W, Longaker Michael T
Abstract excerpt
Early gestation mammalian fetuses possess the remarkable ability to heal cutaneous wounds in a scarless fashion. Over the past 20 years, scientists have been working to decipher the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon. Much of the research to date has focused on fetal correlates of adult wound healing that promote fibrosis and granulation tissue formation. It is important to remember, however, that wound repair...
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