Roles of Proteoglycans and Glycosaminoglycans in Wound Healing and Fibrosis

A wound is a type of injury that damages living tissues. In this review, we will be referring mainly to healing responses in the organs including skin and the lungs. Fibrosis is a process of dysregulated extracellular matrix (ECM) production that leads to a dense and functionally abnormal connective...

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Main Authors: Shibnath Ghatak, Edward V. Maytin, Judith A. Mack, Vincent C. Hascall, Ilia Atanelishvili, Ricardo Moreno Rodriguez, Roger R. Markwald, Suniti Misra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Cell Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/834893