Proliferating and differentiating effects of three different growth factors on pluripotent mesenchymal cells and osteoblast like cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Growth factors are in clinical use to stimulate bone growth and regeneration. BMP-2 is used in long bone and spinal surgery, PDGFbb for the treatment of periodontal defects and children with growth hormone receptor deficiency are treated with IGF-I.</p> <...

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Main Authors: Luebberstedt Marc, Burkhardt Nicole, Wildemann Britt, Vordemvenne Thomas, Schmidmaier Gerhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Online Access:http://www.josr-online.com/content/2/1/27