Molecular interactions in extracellular matrix of tendon

Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite

Volumn 2 E, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Karousou, Evgenia ^a   Ronga, Mario ^a   Vigetti, Davide ^a   Barcolli, Daniele ^a   Passi, Alberto ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collagen; Extracellular matrix; Gene expression; Matrix Metalloproteases; Review; Tendinopathy; Tendon; Tissue inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteases

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE;

EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW; TENDON; TENDON INJURY;

COLLAGEN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS;

EID: 77954496477     PISSN: 19450494     EISSN: 19450508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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