The processes of bone resorption and formation are tightly governed by a variety of systemic
and local regulatory agents. In addition, minerals and trace elements affect bone formation …

The emergence and spread of infectious diseases with pandemic potential occurred regularly
throughout history. Major pandemics and epidemics such as plague, cholera, flu, severe …

… The mass of a single layer of the foil was calculated to be 0.003366 g/cm 2 and its thickness
to be 12–13 μm. Upon exposure, the section and the reference system were arranged side …

The growth and differentiation factor transforming growth factor-β2 (TGFβ2) is thought to
play important roles in multiple developmental processes. Targeted disruption of the TGF β2 …

The activity of TGF-β1 is regulated primarily extracellularly where the secreted latent form
must be modified to expose the active molecule. Here we show that thrombospondin-1 is …

Mice lacking TGF–β3 exhibit an incompletely penetrant failure of the palatal shelves to fuse
leading to cleft palate. The defect appears to result from impaired adhesion of the apposing …

The distribution and incorporation of strontium into bone has been examined in rats, monkeys,
and humans after oral administration of strontium (either strontium chloride or strontium …

The virological features and clinical findings associated with the new human metapneumovirus
(HMPV) were examined retrospectively in Canadian patients hospitalized for various …

The critical cell signals that trigger cardiac hypertrophy and regulate the transition to heart
failure are not known. To determine the role of Gαq-mediated signaling pathways in these …

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were isolated from bone marrow of 18 adult New Zealand
White rabbits. These cells were culture expanded, suspended in type I collagen gel, and …