The skeleton : biochemical, genetic, and molecular interactions in development and homeostasis /

Animal studies.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Massaro, Edward J., Rogers, John M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Molecular basis of cell-cell interaction and signaling in mesenchymal chondrogenesis
  • Chondrocyte cell fate determination in response to bone morphogenic protein signaling
  • Regulation of chondrocyte differentiation
  • Continuous expression of Cbfa1 in nonhypertrophic chondrocytes uncovers its ability to induce hypertrophic chondrocyte differentiation and partially rescues Cbfa1-deficient mice
  • Molecular biology and biosynthesis of collagens
  • Mechanotransduction pathways in cartilage
  • Molecular genetic analysis of the role of the HoxD complex in skeletal development : impact of the IoxP/Cre system in targeted mutagenesis of the mouse HoxD complex
  • Control of development and homeostasis via regulation of BMP, Wnt, and hedgehog signaling
  • FgF4 and skeletal morphogenesis
  • Retinoid signaling and skeletal development
  • Retinoids and Indian hedgehog orchestrate long bone development
  • Synergy between osteogenic protein-1 and osteotropic factors in the stimulation of rat osteoblastic cell differentiation
  • Bone morphogenic proteins, osteoblast differentiation, and cell survival during osteogenesis
  • Osteoclast differentiation
  • Soluble signals and insoluble substrata : novel molecular cues instructing the induction of bone
  • Perichondrial and periosteal regulation of endochondral growth
  • Computer simulations of cancellous bone remodeling
  • The effects of microgravity on skeletal remodeling and bone cells
  • Quantitative analyses of the development of different hard tissues
  • Fetal mineral homeostasis and skeletal mineralization
  • Control of osteoblast function and bone extracellular matrix and mineralization by vitamin D
  • Role of Pax3 and PDGF-a receptor in skeletal morphogenesis and facial clefting
  • Genetics of achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia
  • Effects of boric acid on hox gene expression and the axial skeleton in the developing rat
  • Toxicant-induced lumbar and cervical ribs in rodents
  • Experimental skeletal dysmorphology : risk assessment issues