Article
Localization of the mRNA for bone matrix proteins during fracture healing as determined by in situ hybridization.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Oct 1994
Hirakawa K, Hirota S, Ikeda T, Yamaguchi A, Takemura T, Nagoshi J, Yoshiki S, Suda T, Kitamura Y, Nomura S
Abstract excerpt
The expression of the mRNAs for osteonectin (ON), osteopontin (OPN), osteocalcin (OC), and matrix Gla protein (MGP) was studied by in situ hybridization during the healing process of an experimental fracture in adult rat femora. At day 1 postoperatively, ON mRNA was detected in the proliferating periosteum. At day 3, ON, OPN, and OC mRNAs were detected in woven bone. From day 5, MGP and ON mRNAs were detected in...
Topics
- Animals
- Blotting, Northern
- Bone and Bones
- Calcium-Binding Proteins
- Cartilage
- Cell Division
- Disease Models, Animal
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins
- Female
- Femoral Fractures
