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PIEZO1 Found to Hinder Wound Healing Process

Professor John Lowengrub's team found that the ion channel PIEZO1 suppresses the leader cells that guide skin cells across a wound, slowing coordinated closure in experiments and simulations.

John Lowengrub · University of California, Irvine

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