Stimulation of bone growth with thrombin peptide derivatives
Access full-text files
Date
2005-07-05
Authors
Carney, Darrell H.
Simmons, David J.
Crowther, Roger S.
Yang, Jinping
Redin, William R.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of stimulating bone growth at a site in a subject in need of osteoinduction. The method comprises the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of an agonist of the non-proteolytically activated thrombin receptor to the site.