Advances in the osteoblast lineage

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 899-910

  Aubin, Jane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Differential gene expression; Heterogeneity; Skeletal development

Indexed keywords

BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE TURNOVER; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FRACTURE HEALING; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MESENCHYME; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

EID: 0032323828     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o99-005     Document Type: Review

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