Recent Advances in Scar Biology

• Main Author: Rei Ogawa (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Physiology; keloids; hypertrophic scars; scleroderma; organ fibrosis; arteriosclerosis; scar; interstitial fibrosis; inflammation; nephrosclerosis; pulmonary fibrosis; fibrosis; fibroproliferative disorder; cirrhosis
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Scars develop in the final stage of wound healing. Wound healing and scarring involve complex biological pathways, and the exact mechanisms by which they are initiated, evolved, and regulated remain to be fully elucidated. Scarless wound healing is a major goal of medical science. To achieve this go...