Understanding the Role of Growth Factors in Modulating Stem Cell Tenogenesis

Ana I. Gonçalves; Márcia T. Rodrigues; Sang-Jin Lee; Anthony Atala; James J. Yoo; Rui L. Reis; Manuela E. Gomes

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083734

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Understanding the Role of Growth Factors in Modulating Stem Cell Tenogenesis

Ana I. Gonçalves ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Ana I. Gonçalves, Márcia T. Rodrigues

Affiliations 3B’s Research Group, Department of Polymer Engineering, Univ. of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Guimarães, Portugal, ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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Márcia T. Rodrigues ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Ana I. Gonçalves, Márcia T. Rodrigues

Affiliations 3B’s Research Group, Department of Polymer Engineering, Univ. of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Guimarães, Portugal, ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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Sang-Jin Lee,

Affiliation Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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Anthony Atala,

Affiliation Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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James J. Yoo,

Affiliation Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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Rui L. Reis,

Affiliations 3B’s Research Group, Department of Polymer Engineering, Univ. of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Guimarães, Portugal, ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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Manuela E. Gomes

* E-mail: megomes@dep.uminho.pt

Affiliations 3B’s Research Group, Department of Polymer Engineering, Univ. of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Guimarães, Portugal, ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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Understanding the Role of Growth Factors in Modulating Stem Cell Tenogenesis

Ana I. Gonçalves,
Márcia T. Rodrigues,
Sang-Jin Lee,
Anthony Atala,
James J. Yoo,
Rui L. Reis,
Manuela E. Gomes

Published: December 30, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083734

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