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Testosterone Delivered with a Scaffold Is as Effective as Bone Morphologic Protein-2 in Promoting the Repair of Critical-Size Segmental Defect of Femoral Bone in Mice

Loss of large bone segments due to fracture resulting from trauma or tumor removal is a common clinical problem. The goal of this study was to evaluate the use of scaffolds containing testosterone, bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), or a combination of both for treatment of critical-size segmenta...

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Autores principales: Cheng, Bi-Hua, Chu, Tien-Min G., Chang, Chawnshang, Kang, Hong-Yo, Huang, Ko-En
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3733987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23940550
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070234