Richard a F Clark

The Molecular and Cellular Biology of Wound Repair Richard a F Clark 2 Revised edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Wound Repair: Overview and General Considerations (R. A. F. Clark). Provisional Matrix (K. M. Yamada, R. A. F. Clark). Macrophage Involvement in Wound Repair, Remodeling and Fibrosis (D. W. H. Riches). Resolution of Inflammation: Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Implications (C. Haslett, P. Henson). Epidermal Growth Factor and Transforming Growth Factor (L. B. Nanney, L. E. King, Jr.). Modulation of Wound Repair by Members of the Fibroblast Growth Factor Family (J. A. Abraham, M. Klagsbrun). Role of Plateletderived Growth Factor in vivo (C. H. Heldin, B. Westermark). Transforming Growth Factor Ii (TGF Ii ) (A. B. Roberts, M. B. Sporn). Integrins in Wound Repair (K. M. Yamada et al.). Reepithelialization (D. T. Woodley). Angiogenesis (J. A. Madri et al.). Mechanisms of Parenchymal Cell Migration into Wounds (J. B. McCarthy et al.). The Role of the Myofibroblast in Wound Healing and Fibrocontractive Diseases (A. Desmouliere, G. Gabbiani). Proteinases and Tissue Remodeling (P. Mignatti et al.). Proteoglycans and Their Role in Wound Repair (R. L. Gallo, M. Bernfield). Collagens and the Reestablishment of Dermal Integrity (B. Eckes et al.). The DermalEpidermal Basement Membrane Zone in Cutaneous Wound Healing (J. Uitto et al.). Fetal Wound Healing and the Development of Antiscarring Therapies for Adult Wound Healing (R. L. McCallion, M. W. J. Ferguson). Index."Publisher Marketing: Includes chapters on growth factors and extracellular matrix molecules. This title discusses provisional matrix proteins, extracellular matrix receptors, and scarring versus nonscarring wound healing.