Figure 8From: Common cellular events occur during wound healing and organ regeneration in the sea cucumber Holothuria glaberrimaComparison of the cellular events that occur during wound healing and organ regeneration. The four cellular events highlighted in this study were compared to those that occur during intestine regeneration [14, 16, 19, 24]. For this the magnitude of the events was assigned a relative value between 0 and 5 at the various time points where they had been studied. Each event shows a particular expression profile, nonetheless, a stunning similarity is observed between regeneration and wound healing in both the temporal pattern of the event and the peak of occurrence. Additional details provided in the text. (A) Spindle-like structure (SLS) formation, (B) cell proliferation, (C) Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling and (D) increase in spherulocyte population.Back to article page