embryonic wound healing

  • Paul Martin
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embryonic wound healing. Paul Martin. CC0 1.0 Universal. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Confocal image of a slash wound in a chick embryo showing the actin cable (yellow) in the leading edge of the basal layer of the epithelium. This cable draws the epithelium over the underlying tissue to close the wound. In embryos, wounds heal without a scar.

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