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EXPERIMENTAL MODEL FOR LOCAL APPLICATION OF GROWTH FACTORS IN SKIN RE-EPITHELIALISATION |
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| Authors: | S.Sanz Garcia X. Santos Heredero Á. Izquierdo Hernandez E. Pascual Peña G. Bilbao Gonzalez de Aledo C. Hamann |
| Affiliation: | C/Marqués de Lozoya 14, 2a esc. 6° B., ES 28007 Madrid, Spain |
| Abstract: | We did an experimental study to assess the effects of different growth factors on re-epithelialisation of skin wounds by creating a partial-thickness defect in rats with a handle dermatome. Three different growth factors that are particularly involved in the re-epithelialisation phase of wound repair (epidermal growth factor (EGF), keratinocyte growth factor (KGF), and basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-b) n |
| Keywords: | peripheral nerve nerve regeneration neurotrophic neurotropism mesothelial chamber axonal guidance |