Positional differences in the wound transcriptome of skin and oral mucosa

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>When compared to skin, oral mucosal wounds heal rapidly and with reduced scar formation. Recent studies suggest that intrinsic differences in inflammation, growth factor production, levels of stem cells, and cellular proliferation ca...

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Main Authors: Chen Lin, Arbieva Zarema H, Guo Shujuan, Marucha Phillip T, Mustoe Thomas A, DiPietro Luisa A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/471