skeletal system morphogenesis

The sea urchin embryo is emerging as an attractive model to study morphogenetic processes such as directed migration of… (More)

Little is known about the spatiotemporal requirement of Hox gene patterning activity in vertebrates. In Hoxa2 mouse mutants, the… (More)

Exposure to ethanol during development can lead to a constellation of congenital anomalies, resulting in prenatal and postnatal… (More)

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is a potent pharmacologic inducer of new bone formation, but no physiologic anabolic effect of PTH on… (More)

The mechanisms that control cell proliferation and cell differentiation during morphogenesis of the endochondral skeleton of… (More)

Type XI collagen and type II collagen are coexpressed in all cartilage, and both are essential for normal cartilage… (More)

Articular cartilage extracts were prepared to characterize protein fractions with in vivo chondrogenic activity (Chang, S., Hoang… (More)

The TGF-beta superfamily comprises a number of functionally diverse growth factors/signalling molecules (1) which elicit their… (More)

The mouse short ear gene is required for normal growth and patterning of skeletal structures, and for repair of bone fractures in… (More)

A new theory is introduced to describe some of the influences of mechanical stresses on chondroosseous biology. It is proposed… (More)