Fetuin-A: A Major Fetal Serum Protein That Promotes Wound Closure and Scarless Healing

October 2007 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”

Xueqing Wang, Mark Hayes, Margit Kempf, John F. Fraser, Pei-Yun Liu, Leila Cuttle, L. Friend, Joseph A. Rothnagel, Nicholas A. Saunders, Roy Kimble

fetuin-A fetal serum protein scarless wound healing hair follicle formation epidermis dermis keratinocyte cell migration growth factor pathways tissue repair

Studysummary Fetuin-A helps wounds heal without scars by promoting cell movement.

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