Genetic Regulation of the Growth Plate
The epiphyseal growth plate consists of a layer of cartilage present only during the growth period and vanishes soon after puberty in long bones. It is divided to three well defined zones, from epiphyses; resting, proliferative and hypertrophic zones. Chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2011.00113/full |