Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4155630 | Journal of Pediatric Surgery | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
5 μg of slow-release b-FGF promotes matrix production (collagen type II and glycosaminoglycan). The growth-enhanced trachea was more resistant to collapse, suggesting that slowly released b-FGF might be useful in patients with severe tracheomalacia.
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Authors
Tetsuya Ishimaru, Makoto Komura, Masahiko Sugiyama, Hiroko Komura, Mari Arai, Jun Fujishiro, Chizue Uotani, Kyohei Miyakawa, Tomo Kakihara, Kazuto Hoshi, Tsuyoshi Takato, Yasuhiko Tabata, Hiroaki Komuro, Tadashi Iwanaka,