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1. 1. The role of apoptosis in growth plate cartilage during normal and abnormal growth

   Författare :Dionisios Chrysis; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Apoptosis; growth plate; dexamethasone; cytokines;

   Sammanfattning : Longitudinal bone growth occurs at the growth plate where resting chondrocytes proliferate, differentiate into a hypertrophic form, and finally become terminal hypertrophic chondrocytes before giving rise to bone. Because growth occurs when proliferation exceeds cell death, alterations in cell death by apoptosis, which is essential for the maintenance of tissue homeostasis, could affect growth. LÄS MER