Shox2 regulates progression through chondrogenesis in the mouse proximal limb

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 125, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 6071-6083

  Bobick, Brent E ^a   Cobb, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell; Cartilage growth plate; Chondrocyte hypertrophy; Chondrogenesis; Endochondral ossification; Limb development; Shox2

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; SHOX2 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL MATURATION; CHONDROGENESIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMUR; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMERUS; HYPERTROPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIMB; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL LIMB; SHORT STATURE; SHOX GENE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROGENESIS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC;

EID: 84875608868     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.111997     Document Type: Article

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