Therapeutic Improvement of Scarring: Mechanisms of Scarless and Scar-Forming Healing and Approaches to the Discovery of New Treatments

• Main Authors: Nick L. Occleston (Author), Anthony D. Metcalfe (Author), Adam Boanas (Author), Nicholas J. Burgoyne (Author), Kerry Nield (Author), Sharon O'Kane (Author), Mark W. J. Ferguson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Scarring in the skin after trauma, surgery, burn or sports injury is a major medical problem, often resulting in loss of function, restriction of tissue movement and adverse psychological effects. Whilst various studies have utilised a range of model systems that have increased our understanding of...