Isolation and implantation of autologous equine mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow into the superficial digital flexor tendon as a potential novel treatment

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-102

  Smith, R K W ^a   Korda, M ^b   Blunn, G W ^b   Goodship, A E ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Horse; Stem cells; Tendon; Tendonitis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; IN VITRO STUDY; MESENCHYME CELL; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CYTOLOGY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MESODERM; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TENDON; TENDON INJURY;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MESODERM; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 0037267956     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516403775467388     Document Type: Article

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