Fetal Wound Healing Using a Genetically Modified Murine Model: The Contribution of P-Selectin

April 2008 in “ Journal of Pediatric Surgery ”

Bindi Naik‐Mathuria, Li Yu, Jean E. Hsu, C. Wayne Smith, Oluyinka O. Olutoye

P-selectin fetal wound healing inflammation scarring white blood cells genetically modified mice skin reformation

Studysummary In this study, researchers found that the absence of P-selectin delays inflammatory cell recruitment and reepithelialization in fetal wounds, although scar formation still occurs in later gestation wounds.

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