Cartilage Volume 1: Physiology and Development /
In three Volumes this mini book series presents current knowledge and new perspectives on cartilage as a specialized yet versatile tissue. This first volume provides a comprehensive overview on the basic composition and development of cartilaginous tissues followed by the description of the major si...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29568-8 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Physiology
- 1.1 Growth and development
- Andrea Vortkamp: Molecular control of cartilage differentiation
- Danny Chan or Maurizio Pacifici: Joint development
- Bent Brachvogel: Immunology and growth plate cartilage
- Christa Maes: VEGF in endochondral bone formation
- 1.2 Cartilage extracellular matrix
- Anders Aspberg: Proteoglycans of the cartilage extracellular matrix
- Peter Bruckner or John Bateman: Supramolecular structure of cartilage – the collagens
- 1.3 Biomechanics
- Peter Angele: Cartilage biomechanics
- Farshid Guilak: Biomechanics and cartilage repair
- 1.4 Chondrocytes and signaling
- Christine Hartmann: Chondrogenesis and Wnt signaling
- Kay Grobe: Hedgehog signaling and chondrocytes
- Frank Beier: Chondrocytes and the actin cytoskeleton.