Pathogenesis of progressive adolescent idiopathic scoliosis platelet activation and vascular biology in immature vertebrae: An alternative molecular hypothesis

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-260

  Burwell, Richard Geoffrey ^a,e   Dangerfield, Peter Hugh ^b,c,d  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Calmodulin; Growth plate; Idiopathic; Platelets; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA THROMBOGLOBULIN; CALMODULIN; COLLAGEN; ENDOTHELIN 1; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PROSTACYCLIN; SUPEROXIDE; THROMBOCYTE FACTOR 4; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

AXIS; BLEEDING TIME; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL ACTIVATION; DESQUAMATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPIPHYSEAL CARTILAGE; EXERCISE; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IMMATURITY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; VASODILATATION; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PLATELETS; CALMODULIN; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HORMONES; HUMANS; PLATELET ACTIVATION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33745980543     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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