Is apoptosis the cause of noninsertional achilles tendinopathy?

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2440-2444

  Pearce, Christopher J ^a   Ismail, Muhammad ^c   Calder, James D ^a,b  

^a BASINGSTOKE AND NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles; Apoptosis; Chronic; Nitric oxide; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; TENDINOPATHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73249137405     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509340264     Document Type: Article

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