Leptin acts as a growth factor on the chondrocytes of skeletal growth centers

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1034-1043

  Maor, Gila ^a   Rochwerger, Miri ^a   Segev, Yael ^b   Phillip, Moshe ^b,c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Endochondral ossification; Epiphyseal growth plate; Insulin like growth factor I; Insulin like growth factor I receptor; Leptin

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGINOUS TISSUE; CELL MATURATION; CELL POPULATION; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; EPIPHYSIS; GROWTH PLATE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; STEM CELL; VELOCITY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; JAW; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIVISION; CHONDROCYTES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAW; KINETICS; LEPTIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECEPTOR, IGF TYPE 1; ANIMALS;

EID: 0035999436     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2002.17.6.1034     Document Type: Article

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