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The majority of bones in the skeleton develop through the process of endochondral ossification. During this process, avascular cartilage becomes gradually replaced by highly vascularized bone tissue. VEGF is an essential mediator of all 3 key vascularization stages of endochondral bone development, and, in addition, exerts multiple nonvascular functions during each of these stages by acting directly upon the involved bone cells. In this chapter, we will discuss the various lines of evidence which demonstrate that the three major VEGF isoforms are essential to coordinate bone vascularization, cartilage morphogenesis and ossification during endochondral bone formation.
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- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
- Growth Plate
- Bone Development
- Ossification Center
- Endochondral Ossification
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Maes, C., Carmeliet, G. (2008). Vascular and Nonvascular Roles of VEGF in Bone Development. In: VEGF in Development. Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78632-2_7
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