Evidence that mast cells are not required for healing of splinted cutaneous excisional wounds in mice.

Wound healing is a complex biological process involving the interaction of many cell types to replace lost or damaged tissue. Although the biology of wound healing has been extensively investigated, few studies have focused on the role of mast cells. In this study, we investigated the possible role...

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Main Authors: Allison C Nauta, Monica Grova, Daniel T Montoro, Andrew Zimmermann, Mindy Tsai, Geoffrey C Gurtner, Stephen J Galli, Michael T Longaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3609818?pdf=render