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Correspondence: Johnna S. Temenoff, T: 1-404-385-5026; F: 1-404-894-4243; johnna.temenoff@bme.gatech.edu.
Authors' Contributions: ANP contributed to the research design, acquired, analyzed, and interpreted the zymography data, and wrote the paper.
JMF acquired, analyzed, and interpreted all micro-computed tomography (μCT) data and histological data, as well as contributed to drafting the paper.
AC assisted with acquiring and analyzing the histological scoring data. EPY assisted with acquiring and analyzing zymography data.
REG helped develop design, acquisition, and analysis of the μCT and contributed to critical revision of the paper.
MOP and JST developed all research designs, analysis, and interpretation of all data, and contributed to critical revisions of the paper.
All authors have read and approved the final submitted manuscript.
Acknowledgments: The authors would like to thank Torri Rinker, Liane Tellier, Jennifer Lei, Molly Ogle, and Jack Krieger for serving as graders for tendon image scoring.
The authors would also like to thank Erin Radcliffe for her assistance in processing samples.
Disclosures: This content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Grant sponsor: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal; Grant sponsor: Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health; Grant number: R01AR063692; Grant sponsor: National Institutes of Health Cell and Tissue Engineering Training; Grant number: T32GM008433.
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