Burned to the Bone

Abstract

Heterotopic ossification—a complication of severe burns, head or blast injuries, and orthopaedic trauma—can result from altered adenosine metabolism in mesenchymal stem cells in response to elevated extracellular ATP (Peterson et al ., this issue).

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Sep 24, 2014
Source ID
10.1126/scitranslmed.3010168

Entities

People

  • Eric A. Elster
  • Jeffrey M. Gimble
  • Jonathan A. Forsberg
  • Thomas A. Davis

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center
  • Tulane University of Louisiana
  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Military History
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology