Effects of icariin on the fracture healing in young and old rats and its mechanism

• Main Authors: Xiaoyun Zhang (Author), Yueping Chen (Author), Chi Zhang (Author), Xuan Zhang (Author), Tian Xia (Author), Jie Han (Author), Shilei Song (Author), Canhong Xu (Author), Feng Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context Icariin has attracted increasing attention because of its wide variety of pharmacological effects. Objective This study investigates whether icariin could promote fracture healing in young and old rats and its mechanisms. Materials and methods A Wistar rat model for the tibia fracture in rel...