Targeting connexin43 expression accelerates the rate of wound repair.

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Published in Curr Biol on September 30, 2003

Authors

Cindy Qiu1, Petula Coutinho, Stefanie Frank, Susanne Franke, Lee-yong Law, Paul Martin, Colin R Green, David L Becker

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower St., WC1E 6BT London, UK.

Associated clinical trials:

Efficacy and Safety Study of Nexagon for Persistent Corneal Epithelial Defects (NTX-PED-001) | NCT01165450

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