In a model of growth retardation secondary to chronic kidney disease (CKD) induced by adenine, this study explores the effects of growth hormone (GH) therapy on growth plate and mineral metabolism.

Growth-plate injuries of the shoulder and elbow are common injuries in youth and adolescent baseball players. The growth-plate (epiphyseal plate or physis) is an area of cartilage at the end of a bone ...

Growth plate injuries, often mistaken for sprains, are common in children and adolescents and can affect bone development. These injuries occur at the ends of long bones and can result in stunted or ...

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg can now demonstrate previously unexplained processes behind growth therapy. It involves hormonal mechanisms at the cellular level, with focus on a sensitive ...

Background The cartilage of the epiphyseal plate might be 2–5 times weaker than surrounding fibrous tissue; therefore epiphyseal (growth) plates are very sensitive to their surrounding mechanical ...

Dhruv B. Pateder, Roman A. Eliseev, Regis J. O'Keefe, Edward M. Schwarz, Paul Okunieff, Louis S. Constine, J. Edward Puzas, Randy N. Rosier Radiation Research, Vol ...

Researchers report that bone growth in mice takes place in accordance with the same principles as when new cells are constantly produced in blood, skin and other tissue. This contradicts the previous ...