TGF-β1 Improves Biomechanical Strength by Extracellular Matrix Accumulation Without Increasing the Number of Tenogenic Lineage Cells in a Rat Rotator Cuff Repair Model.

Arimura, Hitoshi

TGF-β1 Improves Biomechanical Strength by Extracellular Matrix Accumulation Without Increasing the Number of Tenogenic Lineage Cells in a Rat Rotator Cuff Repair Model. [electronic resource] - The American journal of sports medicine Aug 2017 - 2394-2404 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1552-3365

10.1177/0363546517707940 doi


Animals
Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors--genetics
Biomechanical Phenomena
Collagen--metabolism
Extracellular Matrix--chemistry
Humans
Male
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9--genetics
Membrane Proteins--genetics
Mesenchymal Stem Cells--metabolism
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Rotator Cuff--diagnostic imaging
Rotator Cuff Injuries--diagnostic imaging
Tendons--cytology
Transforming Growth Factor beta1--metabolism
X-Ray Microtomography