repair and regeneration via endogenous cell recruit- ment and trophic factors, early treatment and pos- sibly repeated treatments may be advantageous.
Acknowledgments
The Author thanks Link Endowment for Equine Research at Texas A&M University for funding the data in this paper.
Conflict of Interest The Author declares no conflicts of interest.
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