Histogenetic aspects of Deer antler development

Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite

Volumn 5 E, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 479-489

  Li, Chunyi ^a,b  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b State Key Laboratory for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals   (China)

Author keywords

Antler; Antlerogenic periosteum; Biomedical model; Deer; Histogenesis; Pedicle; Regeneration; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGINOUS TISSUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DEER; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; EPIDERMIS; HISTOGENESIS; HORN; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MESENCHYME CELL; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; PERICHONDRIUM; PERIOSTEUM; SKIN APPENDAGE; SKIN EXPANSION; TISSUE REGENERATION; TRABECULAR BONE; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; REVIEW; SKIN;

AXIS (DEER); CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; ANTLERS; DEER; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSTEOGENESIS; REGENERATION; SKIN; WOUND HEALING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878520404     PISSN: 19450494     EISSN: 19450508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/e629     Document Type: Article

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