Characteristics and stimulation potential with BMP-2 and BMP-7 of tenocyte-like cells isolated from the rotator cuff of female donors.

Tendon bone healing of the rotator cuff is often associated with non-healing or recurrent defects, which seems to be influenced by the patient's age and sex. The present study aims to examine cellular biological characteristics of tenocyte-like cells that may contribute to this impaired rotator...

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Main Authors: Franka Klatte-Schulz, Stephan Pauly, Markus Scheibel, Stefan Greiner, Christian Gerhardt, Jelka Hartwig, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Britt Wildemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3692432?pdf=render