Transient precursor strategy in mineral formation of bone

Bone

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 431-433

  Weiner, Steve ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Calcification; Octacalcium phosphate; Raman spectroscopy; Transient bone mineral

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; FERRIHYDRITE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; HYDROXYAPATITE; IRON OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; BONE MINERAL; BONE MINERALIZATION; CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; CALVARIA; DEHYDRATION; EDITORIAL; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; TOOTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE AND BONES; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OSTEOGENESIS;

EID: 33746624774     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2006.02.058     Document Type: Editorial

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