Tendon Stem/Progenitor Cells and Their Interactions with Extracellular Matrix and Mechanical Loading

• Main Authors: Chuanxin Zhang (Author), Jun Zhu (Author), Yiqin Zhou (Author), Bhavani P. Thampatty (Author), James H-C. Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Tendons are unique connective tissues in the sense that their biological properties are largely determined by their tendon-specific stem cells, extracellular matrix (ECM) surrounding the stem cells, mechanical loading conditions placed on the tendon, and the complex interactions among them. This rev...