Intrinsic differences between oral and skin keratinocytes.

Keratinocytes cover both the skin and some oral mucosa, but the morphology of each tissue and the behavior of the keratinocytes from these two sites are different. One significant dissimilarity between the two sites is the response to injury. Oral mucosal wounds heal faster and with less inflammatio...

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Main Authors: Anna Turabelidze, Shujuan Guo, Allison Yen Chung, Lin Chen, Yang Dai, Phillip T Marucha, Luisa A DiPietro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4157746?pdf=render