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'Young' oral fibroblasts are geno/phenotypically distinct.
Journal of dental research - 1 Dec 2010
Enoch S, Peake M A, Wall I, Davies L, Farrier J, Giles P, Kipling D, Price P, Moseley R, Thomas D, Stephens P
Abstract excerpt
Wound healing within the oral mucosa results in minimal scar formation compared with wounds within the skin. We have recently demonstrated distinct differences in the aging profiles of cells (oral mucosal and patient-matched skin fibroblasts) isolated from these tissues. We hypothesized that the increased replicative potential of oral mucosal fibroblasts may confer upon them preferential wound-healing capacities....
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