Tendon Regeneration: Roles of Growth Factors and Phenotypic Diversity in Tendon Stem Cells

Tendon injuries significantly impact quality of life and are often career ending. Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy is known to augment intrinsic tendon healing, however, little is known of the stem cells endogenous to tendon, the microenvironmental cues that induce tendon differentiation, and whe...

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Main Author: Rajpar, Ibtesam Mohamed Husein
Other Authors: Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/88070