Novel approaches to tendinopathy

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 20-22, 2008, Pages 1572-1577

  Webborn, A D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neoneurovascularization; Neuropathy; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

ARTEMIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGENASE 3; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; EPHRIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NETRIN; NEUROTROPHIN; NITRIC OXIDE; SEMAPHORIN; SUBSTANCE P; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REHABILITATION CARE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TENDINITIS; TENDON RUPTURE;

ACHILLES TENDON; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; NITRIC OXIDE; TENDINOPATHY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 56449131210     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701786377     Document Type: Article

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