Effect of microcurrent electrical tissue stimulation on equine tenocytes in culture

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 271-276

  Lin, Yi Lo ^a   Moolenaar, Hugo ^b   van Weeren, P René ^a   van de Lest, Chris H A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b University of Professional Education   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DNA CONTENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXPLANT; FLEXOR TENDON; HORSE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HORSES; TENDONS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33344460167     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.2.271     Document Type: Article

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