## Abstract We evaluated the efficacy of a magnetic liposomal delivery system of transforming growth factor (TGF)‐β~1~ in the treatment of articular cartilage defects in a rabbit model. Articular cartilage defects were created in the patellar groove of rabbits, and a permanent magnet or a nonmagnet
Repair of full-thickness cartilage defects using liposomal transforming growth factor-β1
✍ Scribed by Tomoyuki Abe; Harumoto Yamada; Hideto Nakajima; Toshiyuki Kikuchi; Hironari Takaishi; Takushi Tadakuma; Kyosuke Fujikawa; Yoshiaki Toyama
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 575 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0949-2658
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