Abstract
What are the earliest signals produced at a wound edge that mobilise epithelial cells to heal the wound? Live analysis of wound healing in the worm Caenorhabditis elegans shows that calcium may be the key early trigger.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | R14-6 |
Journal | Current Biology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Jan 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Keywords
- Animals
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Calcium
- Epidermis
- GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11
- Signal Transduction
- Wound Healing