Fibroblast growth factor 2 promotes regeneration of cartilage by attracting mesenchymal stem cells to the site of cartilage injury
<p>An important response of cartilage to injury is release of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) from the pericellular matrix. Deletion of FGF2 in mice, leads to worsening cartilage degradation both spontaneously and after surgical induction of osteoarthritis (OA); thereby indicating a chondrop...
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Elsevier
2018
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