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ey0016.5-13 | Basic Science - Growth Plate | ESPEYB16

5.13. Differential aging of growth plate cartilage underlies differences in bone length and thus helps determine skeletal proportions

JC Lui , YH Jee , P Garrison , JR Iben , S Yue , M Ad , Q Nguyen , B Kikani , Y Wakabayashi , J Baron

Abstract: PLoS Biol. 2018 Jul 23;16(7):e2005263.In brief: In this article, Lui et al, make important observations related to the fundamental limits of longitudinal bone growth implicating the growth plate senescence program as a major regulator of bone size.Comment: A person’s right and left arms almost always grow to the same length, bu...