Endochondral ossification: How cartilage is converted into bone in the developing skeleton

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-62

  Mackie, E J ^a   Ahmed, Y A ^a   Tatarczuch, L ^a   Chen, K S ^a   Mirams, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone development; Cell death; Chondrocyte; Extracellular matrix; Hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; PARATHYROID HORMONE RELATED PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WNT PROTEIN;

BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGE MATRIX; CELL TYPE; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CARTILAGE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHONDROCYTES; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARATHYROID HORMONE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

ERINACEIDAE;

EID: 35748954326     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2007.06.009     Document Type: Review

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