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Fetal Wound Healing: Current Biology

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The early-gestation fetus heals dermal wounds rapidly and scarlessly. This phenomenon appears to be intrinsic to fetal skin and independent of the intrauterine environment. Unique properties of fetal cells, extracellular matrix, cytokine profile, and gene expression contribute to scarless repair. An intensive research effort has focused on unraveling the mechanisms that underlie scarless fetal wound healing in an attempt to improve the quality of healing in both children and adults.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Mayo Mail Code 450, 55455, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, , , , , , USA

    Kelli M. Bullard

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 269 Campus Drive, CCSR 1225-S, Mayo Mail Code 450, 94305-5148, Stanford, California, USA, , , , , , USA

    Michael T. Longaker & H. Peter Lorenz

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Bullard, K., Longaker, M. & Lorenz, H. Fetal Wound Healing: Current Biology . World J. Surg. 27, 54–61 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-002-6737-2

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