Hypertrophic scarring affects a large proportion of patients following burns, trauma, or surgery and arises from prolonged fibroblast hyperactivity and excessive extracellular matrix accumulation.

Three-dimensional model of a representative area from the tip region of a growing Lilium ‘Siberia’ pollen tube. Cyan, secretory vesicles (SVs); purple, electron-dense vesicles (DVs); orange, ...

Vesicles are small cellular containers. They perform a variety of functions, such as helping to transport materials that an organism needs to survive and recycle waste materials. There are several ...