## Abstract ## Objective We have discovered that a combination of fibroblast growth factor 2 and transforming growth factor β1 induce profound morphologic changes in immature articular cartilage. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that these changes represent accelerated postnata
Proteolytic maturation of transforming growth factor-α
✍ Scribed by Erika Cappelluti; Robert B. Harris
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 630 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0928-2866
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