Role of nerve growth factor in cutaneous wound healing: accelerating effects in normal and healing-impaired diabetic mice.

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Published in J Exp Med on February 02, 1998

Authors

H Matsuda1, H Koyama, H Sato, J Sawada, A Itakura, A Tanaka, M Matsumoto, K Konno, H Ushio, K Matsuda

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183, Japan. hiro@cc.tuat.ac.jp

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