The gap in surgical footprints : the role of connexin43 during post-surgical peritoneal adhesion formation

• Main Author: Chua, Jia Wang
• Other Authors: David Becker
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89476; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48042
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Almost like a surgical footprint, post-surgical adhesions have been reported to develop in at least 93% of patients undergoing intra-abdominal operations. Their presence may spawn serious clinical issues, such as secondary infertility. By providing a conduit for intercellular communication, it is li...