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Developmental regulation of Wnt/beta-catenin signals is required for growth plate assembly, cartilage integrity, and endochondral ossification.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 13 May 2005
Tamamura Yoshihiro, Otani Tomohiro, Kanatani Naoko, Koyama Eiki, Kitagaki Jirota, Komori Toshihisa, Yamada Yoshihiko, Costantini Frank, Wakisaka Satoshi, Pacifici Maurizio, Iwamoto Masahiro, Enomoto-Iwamoto Motomi
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Studies have suggested that continuous Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in nascent cartilaginous skeletal elements blocks chondrocyte hypertrophy and endochondral ossification, whereas signaling starting at later stages stimulates hypertrophy and ossification, indicating that Wnt/beta-catenin roles are...
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