The growth plate /

Evidence generated by a number of genetic studies indicates that growth is regulated by a number of genes and that interference with their expression can have catastrophic effects on the well being of the whole organism. This work covers skeletal development and growth.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Shapiro, Irving M., Boyan, Barbara, Anderson, H. Clarke
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, ©2002.
Series:Biomedical and health research ; v. 54.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=87568
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title page; Preface; Dedication; Sponsors; Contents; Chapter 1: Indian Hedgehog and Retinoids Orchestrate Multiple Growth Plate Functions in Developing Long Bones: The Growth Plate as a Highly Interactive Structure; Chapter 2: Involvement of Cbfal in Chondrocyte Differentiation Maturation, Endochondral Ossification, and the Specification of the Cartilage Phenotype; Chapter 3: Cell Maturation Specific Regulation of the PKC Signaling Pathway by la, 25-(OH)[sub(2)]D[sub(3)] and 24R, 25-(OH)[sub(2)]D[sub(3)] in Growth Plate Chondrocytes.