Controlled release of bone morphogenetic protein-2 improves motor function after traumatic brain injury in a rat model

The authors would like to thank Dr Hong Liu and Dr Yuhua Li at the University of Oklahoma for conducting microcomputed tomography imaging of the rat skulls. Research reported in this publication was supported in part by an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the National Institutes of Health, under grant number P20 GM135009. The authors would like to thank Dr Kar-Ming Fung at the Stephenson Cancer Tissue Pathology Core at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center for providing bone histology services. The authors would like to thank Dr Mac Harris at the Experimental Pathology Facility at Colorado State University (RRID:SCR_023562) for providing brain histology services. Research reported in the current publication was supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health under award number R01 NS123051 and diversity supplement award to Jasmine Deng (R01 NS123051-S1). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.