Growth factor delivery vehicles for tendon injuries: Mesenchymal stem cells and Platelet Rich Plasma

Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 378-385

  Guevara Alvarez, Alberto ^a   Schmitt, Andreas ^a   Russell, Ryan P ^b   Imhoff, Andreas B ^a   Buchmann, Stefan ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth factor carriers; Regenerative medicine; Tendon regeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926418193     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22404554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11138/mltj/2014.4.3.378     Document Type: Review

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