Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 73-78 , January 2007

Stem cells in cutaneous wound healing

  • Jisun Cha, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Roger Williams Medical Center Providence, RI, USA
    • ,
  • Vincent Falanga, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA, USA
    • Department of Biochemistry. Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA, USA
    • Department of Dermatology, Roger Williams Medical Center Providence, RI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Dermatology and Skin Surgery, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI 02908, USA. Tel.: +1 401 456 2521; fax: +1 401 456 6449.

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☆ This study was supported by NIH, grants AR46557 and DK067836, and the Wound Biotechnology Foundation

PII: S0738-081X(06)00149-0

doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.10.002

Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 73-78 , January 2007

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