Distribution, gene expression, and functional role of EphA4 during ossification

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 374, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-27

  Kuroda, Chisa ^a,b   Kubota, Satoshi ^a   Kawata, Kazumi ^a   Aoyama, Eriko ^c   Sumiyoshi, Kumi ^a   Oka, Morihiko ^b   Inoue, Miho ^c   Minagi, Shogo ^c   Takigawa, Masaharu ^a,c  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcification; Chondrocyte; Eph family; EphA4; Osteoblast

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; EPHRIN RECEPTOR A4; NUCLEOLIN; OSTEOCALCIN; PHALLOIDIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; MICE; OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCALCIN; OSTEOGENESIS; RECEPTOR, EPHA4; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 47849131139     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.06.089     Document Type: Article

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