The Paratenon Contributes to Scleraxis-Expressing Cells during Patellar Tendon Healing

Nathaniel A. Dyment; Chia-Feng Liu; Namdar Kazemi; Lindsey E. Aschbacher-Smith; Keith Kenter; Andrew P. Breidenbach; Jason T. Shearn; Christopher Wylie; David W. Rowe; David L. Butler

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059944

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The Paratenon Contributes to Scleraxis-Expressing Cells during Patellar Tendon Healing

Nathaniel A. Dyment ,

* E-mail: dyment@uchc.edu

Affiliation Department of Reconstructive Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, United States of America
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Chia-Feng Liu,

Affiliation Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Namdar Kazemi,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Lindsey E. Aschbacher-Smith,

Affiliation Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Keith Kenter,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Andrew P. Breidenbach,

Affiliation Biomedical Engineering Program, School of Energy, Environmental, Biological and Medical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Jason T. Shearn,

Affiliation Biomedical Engineering Program, School of Energy, Environmental, Biological and Medical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Christopher Wylie,

Affiliation Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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David W. Rowe,

Affiliation Department of Reconstructive Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, United States of America
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David L. Butler

Affiliation Biomedical Engineering Program, School of Energy, Environmental, Biological and Medical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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The Paratenon Contributes to Scleraxis-Expressing Cells during Patellar Tendon Healing

Nathaniel A. Dyment,
Chia-Feng Liu,
Namdar Kazemi,
Lindsey E. Aschbacher-Smith,
Keith Kenter,
Andrew P. Breidenbach,
Jason T. Shearn,
Christopher Wylie,
David W. Rowe,
David L. Butler

Published: March 26, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059944

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