In vivo comparison of the effects of RHBMP-2 and RHBMP-4 in osteochondral tissue regeneration

The aim of this work is to investigate the use of bone morphogenetic proteins (rhBMP-2, rhBMP-4) alone or in combination with cells delivered in a calcium alginate gel for the treatment of osteochondral defects. For this purpose, alginate gels were prepared mixing a 2% sodium alginate solution and a...

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Main Authors: F Marco, V Ramos, C Moreno-Vicente, L López-Durán, JL López-Lacomba, Y Lópiz-Morales, A Abarrategi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AO Research Institute Davos 2010-12-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
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Online Access:http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol020/pdf/v020a30.pdf