Expression of calmodulin in the articular process of vertebrae of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 86, Issue 29, 2006, Pages 2017-2020

  Qiu, Gui Xing ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Liu, Yong ^a   Wu, Zhi Hong ^a   Zhao, Zhen Guo ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Calmodulin; Scoliosis; Zygapophyseal joint

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCOLIOSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SECTION; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; CALMODULIN; CHILD; HUMANS; RNA, MESSENGER; SCOLIOSIS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 33748202521     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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