New mechanism of bone growth discovered
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 14:12
in Health & Medicine
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 understanding that bone growth depends on a finite number of gradually consumed progenitor cells. If the findings apply to humans, they could make an important contribution to the treatment of children with growth disorders.