Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 10 , Pages 1629-1637 , October 2009

Ultrasound Enhances Recombinant Human BMP-2 Induced Ectopic Bone Formation in a Rat Model

Received 5 June 2008 ,Revised 16 April 2009 ,Accepted 23 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.04.017

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