Myoblast sensitivity and fibroblast insensitivity to osteogenic conversion by BMP-2 correlates with the expression of <it>Bmpr-1a</it>

Myoblast sensitivity and fibroblast insensitivity to osteogenic conversion by BMP-2 correlates with the expression of <it>Bmpr-1a</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Osteoblasts are considered to primarily arise from osseous progenitors within the periosteum or bone marrow. We have speculated that cells from local soft tissues may also take on an osteogenic phenotype. Myoblasts are known to adopt...

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Main Authors: North Kathryn N, Lek Monkol, Ginn Samantha L, Liu Renjing, Alexander Ian E, Little David G, Schindeler Aaron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/10/51

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