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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Does " of limited quantities" mean "the quanities of the growth factor are limited (in skin cells)"?
Context:
Growth Factor That Triggers Hair Follicle Generation Identified
June 2, 2013— Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvaniahave determined the role of a key growth factor, found in skin cells of limited quantities in humans, which helps hair follicles form and regenerate during the wound healing process. When this growth factor, called Fgf9, was overexpressed in a mouse model, there was a two- to three-fold increase in the number of new hair follicles produced. Researchers believe that this growth factor could be used therapeutically for people with various hair and scalp disorders. The study appears in an advance online publication of Nature Medicine.Top answer
The way it is written, it seems to me to mean a limited quantity of skin cells, but I am not a dermatologist. Or perhaps 'of' was incorrectly used, and it should be 'in limited quantities'—then it would be the growth factor.
- The way it is written, it seems to me to mean a limited quantity of skin cells, but I am not a dermatologist.
- Or perhaps 'of' was incorrectly used, and it should be 'in limited quantities'—then it would be the growth factor.
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The way it is written, it seems to me to mean a limited quantity of skin cells, but I am not a dermatologist. Or perhaps 'of' was incorrectly used, and it should be 'in limited quantities'—then it would be the growth factor.
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