Effects of local administration of vascular endothelial growth factor on properties of the in situ frozen-thawed anterior cruciate ligament in rabbits

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-91

  Ju, Young Jin ^a,b   Tohyama, Harukazu ^a   Kondo, Eiji ^a   Yoshikawa, Toshikazu ^a   Muneta, Takeshi ^b   Shinomiya, Kenichi ^c   Yasuda, Kazunori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Biomechanical properties; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; TAR; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FREEZING; HISTOLOGY; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REVASCULARIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THAWING;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FEMALE; FREEZING; JAPAN; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RABBITS;

EID: 29844440723     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505278700     Document Type: Article

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