Micro-RNAs: Targets for enhancing osteoblast differentiation and bone formation

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 359-371

  Taipaleenmäki, Hanna ^a,b   Hokland, Lea Bjerre ^a   Chen, Li ^a   Kauppinen, Sakari ^c,d   Kassem, Moustapha ^a,e  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c Santaris Pharma AS   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

BIOGENESIS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; DRUG TARGETING; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMAN; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA PROCESSING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; GENE TARGETING; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOGENESIS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84857978205     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-11-0646     Document Type: Review

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