The Response of Tendon Cells to Changing Loads: Implications in the Etiopathogenesis of Tendinopathy

Tendinopathy in Athletes

Volumn 12, Issue , 2008, Pages 46-59

  Arnoczky, Steven P ^a   Lavagnino, Michael ^a   Egerbacher, Monika ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptotic cells; Homeostasis; Mechanotransduction; Tendinopathy; Tendon cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948955712     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470757987.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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