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SUBMITTER: Shi S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3976180 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shi Shuiliang S Mercer Scott S Eckert George J GJ Trippel Stephen B SB
Growth factors (Chur, Switzerland) 20130109 1
Of the many classes of molecules regulated by growth factors, growth factors themselves are not well investigated. We tested the hypothesis that combinations of endogenous growth factors interactively regulate the production of other growth factors. Growth factors have therapeutic potential for articular cartilage repair, and gene transfer is a promising approach to growth factor delivery. We tested the hypothesis using adult bovine articular chondrocytes treated with combinations of cDNAs encod ...[more]