Ask A Scientist Molecular Biology Archive

name Susie
status student
grade 6-8
location HI

Question - How does your body know how to fix itself so quickly and
easily? What controls your healing process?
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Damaged cells release chemicals that attract various types of white blod 
cells which in turn release histamine which causes inflammation and 
swelling. The inflammation and swelling are the result of increased blood 
flow into the damaged area which accelerates repair or replacement by 
mitosis of the damaged cells. Do a seach on Google using terms like 
inflammation, histamine, mast cells and damage repair.

Ron Baker, Ph.D.
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