Important concepts of mechanical regulation of bone formation and growth

Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 338-345

  Chen, Julia C ^a,c   Carter, Dennis R ^a,b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endochondral ossification; Intramembranous ossification; Mechano biology; Mechano regulation; Mechano sensitive genes

Indexed keywords

CALVARIA MECHANICAL FORCE MICROARRAY CLONE 608 PROTEIN; METHOTREXATE; PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN; WNT 1 PROTEIN INDUCED SECRETED PROTEIN 1;

ANGIOGENESIS; BLOOD VESSEL; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE GROWTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CALCULATION; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; EXERCISE; FLUID FLOW; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; INBRED STRAIN; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33644847060     PISSN: 10419918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bco.0000176425.92617.3b     Document Type: Review

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