Apoptosis and proliferation of growth plate chondrocytes in rabbits

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 483-486

  Aizawa, Toshimi ^a   Kokubun, Shoichi ^a   Tanaka, Yasuhisa ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMUR HEAD; GROWTH PLATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STAINING;

AGING; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIVISION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; FEMUR HEAD; GROWTH PLATE; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RABBITS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0030990754     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.79B3.7221     Document Type: Article

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