Faster Healing in Wound Cells That Combine Together
White JS; Hua J; Su JJ; Tro KJ; Ruark EM; Hutson MS; Page-McCaw A
When cells get hurt, they work together to fix the injury. This study found that some cells near a wound join together to form bigger cells called syncytia, which helps the wound heal faster. Syncytia work better and quicker than other cells at closing the wound.