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Serum after traumatic brain injury increases proliferation and supports expression of osteoblast markers in muscle cells.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume - 1 Mar 2010
Cadosch Dieter, Toffoli Andrew M, Gautschi Oliver P, Frey Sönke P, Zellweger René, Skirving Allan P, Filgueira Luis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury is associated with an increased rate of heterotopic ossification within skeletal muscle, possibly as a result of humoral factors. In this study, we investigated whether cells from skeletal muscle adopt an osteoblastic phenotype in response to serum from patients with traumatic brain injury. METHODS: Serum was collected from thirteen patients with severe traumatic brain injury,...
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