Impaired wound healing in mice deficient in a matricellular protein SPARC (osteonectin, BM-40)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>SPARC is a matricellular protein involved in cell-matrix interactions. From expression patterns at the wound site and in vitro studies, SPARC has been implicated in the control of wound healing. Here we examined the function of SPARC...

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Main Authors: Kligman Lorraine H, Basu Amitabha, Samulewicz Stefan J, Howe Chin C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-08-01
Series:BMC Cell Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/2/15