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Osterix couples chondrogenesis and osteogenesis in post-natal condylar growth.
Journal of dental research - 1 Oct 2014
Jing J, Hinton R J, Jing Y, Liu Y, Zhou X, Feng J Q
Abstract excerpt
Osterix (Osx) is a transcription factor essential for osteoblast differentiation and bone mineralization. Although there are indications that Osx also plays a regulatory role in cartilage, this has not been well-studied. The goal of this study was to define the function of Osx in the post-natal growth of the secondary cartilage at the mandibular condyle. Conditional Osx knockout (cKO) mice that were missing Osx...
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