The effect of alpha-2 macroglobulin on the healing of ruptured anterior cruciate ligaments in rabbits

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-27

  Demirag, Burak ^a   Sarisozen, Bartu ^a   Durak, Kemal ^a   Faruk, Ömer Faruk ^a   Ozturk, Cagatay ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alpha 2 Macroglobulin; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; COLLAGEN DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; ENZYME MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FIBER; FIBROBLAST; HEALING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INCISION; KNEE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TISSUE DEGENERATION;

ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CELL COUNT; FIBROBLASTS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; RABBITS; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 1842844327     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03008200490278115     Document Type: Article

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