Regeneration of Bone- and Tendon/Ligament-Like Tissues Induced by Gene Transfer of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-12 in a Rat Bone Defect

Members of the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) family have diverse physiological roles. For instance, BMP-2 stimulates osteogenesis, while BMP-12 induces the formation of tendon/ligament-like tissues. Here, we designed a study to determine whether BMP-12 has bone...

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Main Authors: Shinji Kuroda, Nobuhiro Goto, Michiko Suzuki, Kazutaka Kaneda, Keiichi Ohya, Hitoyata Shimokawa, Shohei Kasugai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Tissue Engineering
Online Access:http://tej.sagepub.com/content/1/1/10.4061_2010/891049.full.pdf