FGF9 can induce endochondral ossification in cranial mesenchyme

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The flat bones of the skull (i.e., the frontal and parietal bones) normally form through intramembranous ossification. At these sites cranial mesenchymal cells directly differentiate into osteoblasts without the formation of a cartil...

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Main Authors: Overbeek Paul A, Govindarajan Venkatesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-02-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/6/7