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Fetal Skeleton

The development of the skeleton after the eleventh week of gestation until the time of birth.
National Institutes of Health

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1944-2017
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Germline mutations in WTX cause a sclerosing skeletal dysplasia but do not predispose to tumorigenesis
Abnormalities in WNT signaling are implicated in a broad range of developmental anomalies and also in tumorigenesis. Here we… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Embryonic origin and Hox status determine progenitor cell fate during adult bone regeneration.
The fetal skeleton arises from neural crest and from mesoderm. Here, we provide evidence that each lineage contributes a unique… (More)
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2008
2008
Deiodinase-mediated thyroid hormone inactivation minimizes thyroid hormone signaling in the early development of fetal skeleton.
Thyroid hormone (TH) plays a key role on post-natal bone development and metabolism, while its relevance during fetal bone… (More)
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2005
2005
The vitamin D receptor is not required for fetal mineral homeostasis or for the regulation of placental calcium transfer in mice.
We utilized a vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene knockout model to study the effects of maternal and fetal absence of VDR on maternal… (More)
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2001
2001
Atlas of rat fetal skeleton double stained for bone and cartilage.
BACKGROUND The double staining of fetal skeleton for bone and cartilage is a very useful method to evidence skeletal… (More)
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2000
2000
Large-scale double-staining of rat fetal skeletons using Alizarin Red S and alcian blue.
A critical component in the conduct of a prenatal developmental toxicity study is the evaluation of fetal skeletal development… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Transplacental effects of bisphosphonates on fetal skeletal ossification and mineralization in rats.
Bisphosphonates are clinically used mainly to reduce bone resorption. We studied the transplacental effects of two… (More)
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1996
1996
Alterations of maternal estrogen levels during gestation affect the skeleton of female offspring.
Estrogens have important effects on bone turnover in both humans and experimental animals models. Moreover, the decreased level… (More)
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1995
1995
Anomalies of the fetal skeleton: sonographic findings.
Malformations of the fetal skeleton can be classified into two major categories. The generalized skeletal dysplasias are… (More)
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1990
1990
The fetal skeleton; ultrasonographic evaluation of the normal growth.
A longitudinal study of normal fetal growth is presented as a basis for prenatal diagnosis of skeletal dysplasias. The lengths of… (More)
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