Basic fibroblast growth factor: An extracellular mechanotransducer in articular cartilage?
Mechanical stimuli are important signals in articular cartilage, but what mediates them is unknown. We have shown that extracellular-signal-regulated kinase was activated on cutting and loading articular cartilage, and deduced that this was due to the release of bFGF (basic fibroblast growth factor)...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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