Expression of smooth muscle actin in connective tissue cells participating in fracture healing in a murine model

Bone

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 738-745

  Kinner, B ^a   Gerstenfeld, L C ^b   Einhorn, T A ^b   Spector, M ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Fracture; Osteoblasts; Smooth muscle actin Contraction

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALLUS; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGINOUS TISSUE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE HEALING; MESENCHYME CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOBLAST; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RODENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BONE REMODELING; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMUR; FIBROBLASTS; FRACTURE HEALING; MICE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0036251430     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8756-3282(02)00695-6     Document Type: Article

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