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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 38, 2004 - Issue 4
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Effects of transforming growth factor-β 1 on the early stages of healing of the Achilles tendon in a rat model

Kenji Kashiwagi Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Clinical Medical Science, Programs for Applied Biomedicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yu Mochizuki Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Clinical Medical Science, Programs for Applied Biomedicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Yuji Yasunaga Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Clinical Medical Science, Programs for Applied Biomedicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Osamu Ishida Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Clinical Medical Science, Programs for Applied Biomedicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Masataka Deie Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Clinical Medical Science, Programs for Applied Biomedicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Mitsuo Ochi Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Clinical Medical Science, Programs for Applied Biomedicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Pages 193-197 | Accepted 04 Apr 2003, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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