| DEX | Dexamethasone |
| GH | Growth hormone |
| GHR | Growth hormone receptor |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| IGF-1R | Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP end labeling |
| BrdU | Bromodeoxyuridine |
| MTB | Metatarsal bone |
| PZ | Proliferative zone |
| HZ | Hypertrophic zone |
| CV | Cresyl violet |
| TB | Toluidine blue |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry9 |
| IF | Immunofluorescent |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
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