附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title page; Preface; Dedication; Sponsors; Contents; Chapter 1: Indian Hedgehog and Retinoids Orchestrate Multiple Growth Plate Functions in Developing Long Bones: The Growth Plate as a Highly Interactive Structure; Chapter 2: Involvement of Cbfal in Chondrocyte Differentiation Maturation, Endochondral Ossification, and the Specification of the Cartilage Phenotype; Chapter 3: Cell Maturation Specific Regulation of the PKC Signaling Pathway by la, 25-(OH)[sub(2)]D[sub(3)] and 24R, 25-(OH)[sub(2)]D[sub(3)] in Growth Plate Chondrocytes.
摘要:Evidence generated by a number of genetic studies indicates that growth is regulated by a number of genes and that interference with their expression can have catastrophic effects on the well being of the whole organism. This work covers skeletal development and growth.
