BMPs: Actions in flesh and bone (original) (raw)

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Although originally isolated from bone, BMPs control the growth, development and repair of a wide range of different tissues.

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  1. Center for Tissue Regeneration and Repair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University of California, Davis Sacramento, California, 95817, USA
    A. Hari Reddi

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Reddi, A. BMPs: Actions in flesh and bone.Nat Med 3, 837–839 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0897-837

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