Could platelet rich plasma have effects on systemic circulating growth factors and cytokine release in orthopaedic applications?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 816-

  Banfi, G ^a   Corsi, M M ^a   Volpi, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

CYTOKINE RELEASE; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDICS; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BLOOD PLATELETS; CYTOKINES; ELBOW; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MALE; PATELLA; PLASMA; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749526497     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.029934     Document Type: Editorial

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