Microenvironmental Regulation of Chondrocyte Plasticity in Endochondral Repair—A New Frontier for Developmental Engineering
The majority of fractures heal through the process of endochondral ossification, in which a cartilage intermediate forms between the fractured bone ends and is gradually replaced with bone. Recent studies have provided genetic evidence demonstrating that a significant portion of callus chondrocytes...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2018.00058/full |