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March 2021 in “Journal of Histotechnology” Hidradenitis suppurativa lesions have less collagen and elastin but more new blood vessels.
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August 2013 in “Journal of Cellular Biochemistry” Human Wharton's jelly stem cells improve wound healing.
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