Article
Adenine nucleotide metabolism by chondrocytes in vitro: role of ATP in chondrocyte maturation and matrix mineralization.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Dec 1995
Hatori M, Teixeira C C, Debolt K, Pacifici M, Shapiro I M
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the investigation was to explore the notion that chondrocytes in the growth plate secrete nucleotides and that these compounds are used to regulate cell maturation and matrix mineralization. Chondrocytes were isolated from the cephalic region of chick embryo sterna and maintained...
Topics
- Adenosine Triphosphate
- Alkaline Phosphatase
- Animals
- Cartilage
- Cell Division
- Cells, Cultured
- Chick Embryo
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Culture Media
- Extracellular Matrix
- Gene Expression
- Growth Plate
- Minerals
- Phenotype