Increased expression of cannabinoid CB₁ receptors in Achilles tendinosis.

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Published in PLoS One on September 08, 2011

Authors

Emmelie Björklund1, Sture Forsgren, Håkan Alfredson, Christopher J Fowler

Author Affiliations

1: Pharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. emmelie.bjorklund@pharm.umu.se

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