Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 13 , Pages 2355-2362 , 2006

Isolated fibrillar damage in tendons stimulates local collagenase mRNA expression and protein synthesis

,Accepted 17 August 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.08.008

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 13 , Pages 2355-2362 , 2006

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