Mechanical influences on morphogenesis of the knee joint revealed through morphological, molecular and computational analysis of immobilised embryos

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Roddy, Karen A ^a   Prendergast, Patrick J ^a   Murphy, Paula ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAMETHONIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE GROWTH; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHICK EMBRYO; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EPIPHYSIS; FEMUR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH REGULATION; IMMOBILIZATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KNEE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MITOSIS RATE; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CARTILAGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHICK EMBRYO; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; KNEE JOINT; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORPHOGENESIS; ORGAN SIZE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 79952232344     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017526     Document Type: Article

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