[Collagens and growth factors in heterotopic ossification].

doi:10.1007/s002920050048

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[Collagens and growth factors in heterotopic ossification].

Der Pathologe - 1 Aug 1994

Bosse A, Wulf M, Wiethege T, Voss B, Müller K M

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Heterotopic Ossification (HO) occurs as a consequence of several diseases and of various forms of trauma. HO is particularly frequent in paraplegic patients with spinal cord lesions. It is obvious that extraskeletal cells are able to differentiate into an osteogenic direction. However, the mechan...

Topics

Cartilage
Collagen
Collagen Type I, alpha 1 Chain
DNA Probes
Humans
In Situ Hybridization
Ossification, Heterotopic
Osteoblasts
Paraplegia
Phenotype
Pressure Ulcer
RNA, Messenger
Transforming Growth Factor beta

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