Unexpected timely fracture union in matrix metalloproteinase 9 deficient mice.

Unexpected timely fracture union in matrix metalloproteinase 9 deficient mice.

Immediately following a fracture, a fibrin laden hematoma is formed to prevent bleeding and infection. Subsequently, the organized removal of fibrin, via the protease plasmin, is essential to permit fracture repair through angiogenesis and ossification. Yet, when plasmin activity is lost, the deplet...

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Main Authors: Masato Yuasa, Masanori Saito, Cesar Molina, Stephanie N Moore-Lotridge, Michael A Benvenuti, Nicholas A Mignemi, Atsushi Okawa, Toshitaka Yoshii, Herbert S Schwartz, Jeffry S Nyman, Jonathan G Schoenecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5978876?pdf=render

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