Temporal analysis of rat growth plates: cessation of growth with age despite presence of a physis.
Despite the continued presence of growth plates in aged rats, longitudinal growth no longer occurs. The aims of this study were to understand the reasons for the cessation of growth. We studied the growth plates of femurs and tibiae in Wistar rats aged 62-80 weeks and compared these with the corresp...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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