Tuesday 19 August 2014

Proteins Crucial for Wound Healing Process Discovered

Proteins that play an important role in the wound healing process have been identified by scientists. The paper's senior author, David M. Ornitz, MD, PhD, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Developmental Biology, studies a group of proteins known as fibroblast growth factors, or the FGF family of proteins. FGF proteins are signaling molecules that play broad roles in embryonic development, tissue maintenance, and wound healing. They interact with specific receptor ...

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