Complement C3 and C5 deficiency affects fracture healing.

Complement C3 and C5 deficiency affects fracture healing.

There is increasing evidence that complement may play a role in bone development. Our previous studies demonstrated that the key complement receptor C5aR was strongly expressed in the fracture callus not only by immune cells but also by bone cells and chondroblasts, indicating a function in bone rep...

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Main Authors: Christian Ehrnthaller, Markus Huber-Lang, Per Nilsson, Ronny Bindl, Simon Redeker, Stefan Recknagel, Anna Rapp, Tom Mollnes, Michael Amling, Florian Gebhard, Anita Ignatius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3832439?pdf=render

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