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Myosin II activity is required for functional leading-edge cells and closure of epidermal sheets in fish skin ex vivo.
Cell and tissue research - 1 Sept 2011
Morita Toshiyuki, Tsuchiya Akiko, Sugimoto Masazumi
Abstract excerpt
Re-epithelialization in skin wound healing is a process in which epidermal sheets grow and close the wound. Although the actin-myosin system is thought to have a pivotal role in re-epithelialization, its role is not clear. In fish skin, re-epithelialization occurs around 500 μm/h and is 50 times...
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