
Contribution of insulin‑like growth factor‑1 to tendon repair (Review)
- Authors:
- Yixuan Chen
- Yuchen Zhu
- Siqi Song
- Yushi Hu
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Affiliations: School of Sports Medicine and Health, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan 641418, P.R. China - Published online on: September 11, 2025 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2025.5636
- Article Number: 195
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Copyright: © Chen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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