title: The role of integrin adhesion receptors in gingival wound healing.
abstract: Integrins, a family of cell adhesion receptors, play an important part in wound healing. These complex macromolecules are defined, and their roles explored.
authors.affiliation: UCSF School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA 94143.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Douglass
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion; D005881:Gingiva / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000502:physiology*; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000502:physiology; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D016023:Integrins