A rejuvenation factor has been identified in young blood cells that is able to speed up fracture repair and lead to bone formation.

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A rejuvenation factor has been identified in young blood cells that is able to speed up fracture repair and lead to bone formation. bone stem cells eurekalert.org
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This “youth factor” is called LRP1 and is produced by a type of blood cell called macrophages. This study showed that LRP1 isolated from blood cells from young mice and injected into a fracture in old mice rejuvenates the pace of repair.

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