The effect of a connexin43-based Peptide on the healing of chronic venous leg ulcers: a multicenter, randomized trial.

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Published in J Invest Dermatol on July 29, 2014

Authors

Gautam S Ghatnekar1, Christina L Grek1, David G Armstrong2, Sanjay C Desai3, Robert G Gourdie4

Author Affiliations

1: FirstString Research Inc., Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA.
2: Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA), Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
3: M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
4: 1] Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, Center for Heart and Regenerative Medicine Research, Roanoke, Virginia, USA [2] Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia, USA [3] Virginia Tech School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.

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