Chondrocytes embedded in the epiphyseal growth plates of long bones undergo autophagy prior to the induction of osteogenesis

Autophagy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-216

  Srinivas, Vickram ^a,b   Shapiro, Irving M ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autophagy; Chondrocyte; Growth plate; Hypoxia; mTOR

Indexed keywords

AUTOPHAGY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE GROWTH; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VACUOLE; EPIPHYSIS PLATE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; REVIEW;

EID: 33745869072     PISSN: 15548627     EISSN: 15548635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/auto.2649     Document Type: Review

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