MicroRNAs and post-transcriptional regulation of skeletal development

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Gámez, Beatriz ^a   Rodriguez Carballo, Edgardo ^a   Ventura, Francesc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

BMPs; Bone; Cell differentiation; Chondroblasts; miRNAs; Osteoblasts; Osteoclasts; Signal transduction; Wnt

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

BIOGENESIS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; BONE; CHONDROGENESIS; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MOUSE; OSTEOCLAST; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHONDROCYTES; CHONDROGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICE; MICRORNAS; OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCLASTS; OSTEOGENESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84899760651     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: 14796813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JME-13-0294     Document Type: Review

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