Mechanisms of wound repair in crayfish

their regulation using the crayfish as a model system. Injuries to integument precipitate a cascade of cellular events that lead to rapid healing of the wound, regeneration of damaged tissues and repair of the integument. The first step in this cascade is hemolymph clotting and subsequent melanizati...

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Main Author: X Vafopoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 2009-09-01
Series:Invertebrate Survival Journal
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Online Access:http://www.isj.unimo.it/articoli/ISJ191.pdf