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Platelet-released growth factors can accelerate tenocyte proliferation and activate the anti-oxidant response element.
Histochemistry and cell biology - 1 May 2011
Tohidnezhad M, Varoga D, Wruck C J, Brandenburg L O, Seekamp A, Shakibaei M, Sönmez T T, Pufe Thomas, Lippross S
Abstract excerpt
Little is know about the pathophysiology of acute and degenerative tendon injuries. Although most lesions are uncomplicated, treatment is long and unsatisfactory in a considerable number of cases. Besides the common growth factors that were shown to be relevant for tendon integrity more recently protection against oxidative stress was shown to promote tendon healing. To improve tendon regeneration, many have...
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