Low-voltage electrical stimulation (LVES) in skeletal muscle at a level far below the threshold of muscle contraction has been reported to promote local angiogenesis. In the present study, we evaluated whether angiogenic factors, such as vascular endotherial growth factor (VEGF), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF), as well as other disadvantageous factors. The findings suggest that LVES increases not only VEGF, but also HGF, production.
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Nagasaka M, Kohzuki M, Fujii T, Kanno S,Kawamura T
