Hypertrophic chondrocytes play crucial roles in bone growth (IMAGE)

Editorial Office of West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University

Hypertrophic chondrocytes play crucial roles in bone growth

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Mice deficient in hypertrophic chondrocytes were smaller, with shorter, malformed, and poorly vascularized bones

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Wellcome Collection Image source link: https://openverse.org/image/768e17fe-ac78-4207-afd3-70f986f9c0b3?q=Chondrocyte&p=37

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