Article
Cartilage to bone transitions in health and disease.
The Journal of endocrinology - 1 Oct 2013
Staines K A, Pollard A S, McGonnell I M, Farquharson C, Pitsillides A A
Abstract excerpt
Aberrant redeployment of the 'transient' events responsible for bone development and postnatal longitudinal growth has been reported in some diseases in what is otherwise inherently 'stable' cartilage. Lessons may be learnt from the molecular mechanisms underpinning transient chondrocyte differentiation and function, and their application may better identify disease aetiology. Here, we review the current evidence...
Topics
- Bone Development
- Bone Diseases
- Cartilage
- Cartilage, Articular
- Cell Differentiation
- Chondrocytes
- Epiphyses
- Growth Plate
- Humans
- Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
- Ossification, Heterotopic
