MMP-9/gelatinase B is a key regulator of growth plate angiogenesis and apoptosis of hypertrophic chondrocytes.

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Summary

Transplantation of wild-type bone marrow cells rescues vascularization and ossification in gelatinase B-null growth plates, indicating that these processes are mediated by gelatinaseB-expressing cells of bone marrow origin, designated chondroclasts.

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1998-05-01
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Biology, Angiogenesis, Ossification, Gelatinase, Gelatinase A

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