Neuronal pathways in tendon healing

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 5165-5187

  Ackermann, Paul W ^a,c   Salo, Paul T ^b   Hart, David A ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Healing; Neuropeptides; Neurotransmitters; Opioids; Pain; Review; Tendinopathy; Tendon

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; AUTONOMIC NERVE; DENERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INNERVATION; NERVE TRACT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSORY RECEPTOR; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; DENERVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPEPTIDES; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 69149088567     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/3593     Document Type: Article

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