title: Growth factors and wound healing in otolaryngology.
abstract: An immense amount of knowledge has been gained over the last decade in the realm of polypeptide growth factors. Only recently has this new information made an impact in otolaryngology. This article is a brief overview of peptide growth factors in relation to wound healing and otolaryngology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis 55455.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hom
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000502:physiology; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000502:physiology; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000502:physiology; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000502:physiology; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000503:physiopathology; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor