Local administration of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) stimulates tendon collagen synthesis in humans
β Scribed by M. Hansen; A. Boesen; L. Holm; A. Flyvbjerg; H. Langberg; M. Kjaer
- Book ID
- 111266508
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 268 KB
- Volume
- aop
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0905-7188
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