The Importance of Purity in Nerve Research When dealing with the nervous system, purity is non-negotiable
Evidence suggests that RGD enhances cell attachment and spreading of osteoblasts onto scaffolds and graft material [140, 141, 159, 188] whilst increasing cellular proliferation and the expression of ALP, Runx2, osteocalcin, osteopontin and bone sialoprotein [141, 142, 146, 190, 191]

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Additionally, datasets for model development and external validation were very different, particularly for the models developed in BSGE and externally validated in MEDAL