Effect of dihydrotestosterone on cultured human tenocytes from intact supraspinatus tendon

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 971-976

  Denaro, Vincenzo ^a   Ruzzini, Laura ^a   Longo, Umile Giuseppe ^a   Franceschi, Francesco ^a   de Paola, Barbara ^b   Cittadini, Achille ^b   Maffulli, Nicola ^c   Sgambato, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroids; Dihydrotestosterone; Shoulder; Sports; Tendinopathy; Tenocytes

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ROTATOR CUFF; DRUG EFFECTS; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MALE; ROTATOR CUFF;

EID: 77953912307     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0953-3     Document Type: Article

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