Basic FGF mediates an immediate response of articular cartilage to mechanical injury.
The extracellularly regulated kinase (ERK), one of the three types of mitogen-activated kinases, was rapidly activated after cutting porcine articular cartilage either when maintained as explants or in situ. Cutting released a soluble ERK-activating factor from the cartilage, which was purified and...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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