Chondrocytes transdifferentiate into osteoblasts in endochondral bone during development, postnatal growth and fracture healing in mice.
One of the crucial steps in endochondral bone formation is the replacement of a cartilage matrix produced by chondrocytes with bone trabeculae made by osteoblasts. However, the precise sources of osteoblasts responsible for trabecular bone formation have not been fully defined. To investigate whethe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-12-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4256265?pdf=render |