Restoration of growth plate function following radiotherapy is driven by increase proliferative and synthetic activity of expansions of chondrocytic clones

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1945-1956

  Horton, Jason A ^a   Margulies, Bryan S ^a   Strauss, Judith A ^a   Bariteau, Jason T ^a   Damron, Timothy A ^a   Spadaro, Joseph A ^a   Farnum, Cornelia E ^b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chondrocyte proliferation; Clonal expansion; Growth plate; Matrix synthesis; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE TURNOVER; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL CLONE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIPHYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GROWTH PLATE; MALE; MITOSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; STEREOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHONDROCYTES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMUR; GROWTH PLATE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIBIA; X-RAY THERAPY;

EID: 33749834076     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20251     Document Type: Article

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