Cartilage to Bone Transformation During Fracture Healing Is Coordinated by the Invading Vasculature and Induction of the Core Pluripotency Genes

    January 2017 in “ Development
    Diane Hu, Federico Ferro, Frank Yang, Aaron Taylor, Wenhan Chang, Theodore Miclau, Ralph Marcucio, Chelsea S. Bahney
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    Studysummary This study found that hypertrophic chondrocytes at the fracture callus border may convert to osteoblasts, influenced by vasculature and pluripotency gene expression.
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