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. 1985 May;140(Pt 3):425–434.

Cell kinetics of growth cartilage of achondroplastic (cn) mice.

M N Thurston, D R Johnson, N F Kember
PMCID: PMC1165109  PMID: 3840788

Abstract

Mice homozygous for the recessive gene achondroplasia (cn) aged 16 and 17 days and some homozygotes aged 22-34 days have disruptions in the growth of the proximal tibial growth plate which are due solely to reduced hypertrophic cell height. A second class of homozygote, distinguishable at 22 days, has a greater disruption due to much reduced hypertrophic cell height, reduced labelling index and reduction of the number of cells in the effective proliferative zone.

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