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Original Article

A Systematic Study of Wound Contraction in Mammalian Skin

D. F. Kennedy Department of Experimental Pathology, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra
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W. J. Cliff Department of Experimental Pathology, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra
Pages 207-222 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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