Nitric oxide and tendon healing

Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-19

  Fox, Alice J S ^a   Murrell, George A C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Free radical; Glyceryl trinitrate; Nitric oxide; Shoulder; Tendinopathy; Tendon

Indexed keywords

FLURBIPROFEN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PARACETAMOL;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SHOULDER INJURY; SUPRASPINATUS TENDINOPATHY; TENDINITIS; TENNIS ELBOW; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 34247250290     PISSN: 08859698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bto.0000261739.62283.1e     Document Type: Article

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