The Growth Plate (Biomedical and Health Research, 54)

By Irving M. Shapiro

This volume covers biomedical and health research into skeletal development and growth. It shows that evidence generated by an ever growing number of genetic studies indicate that growth is regulated by a large number of genes and that interference with their expression can have catastrophic effects on the well-being of the whole organism. With the realization that multiple regulatory pathways exist, work is now focusing on identification of these signals that control the activity of the cells in the epiphyseal growth plate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586032402
• ISBN13: 9781586032401
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"