Cartilage

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Cartilage Proteoglycans

   • Anders Aspberg

   Pages 1-22

3. Collagens in Hyaline Cartilage

   • Susanne Grässel

   Pages 23-53

4. Cartilage Glycoproteins

   • Frank Zaucke

   Pages 55-81

5. The Cartilaginous Growth Plate

   • Attila Aszódi

   Pages 83-113

6. Cell Fate of Growth Plate Chondrocytes in Endochondral Ossification: Cell Death or Reprogramming into Osteogenic Lineage?

   • Klaus von der Mark, Xin Zhou

   Pages 115-142

7. Hypoxia-Driven Pathways in Endochondral Bone Development

   • Naomi Dirckx, Christa Maes

   Pages 143-168

8. Joint Development

   • Xue Wang, Wilson CW Chan, Danny Chan

   Pages 169-189

9. Molecular Control of Cartilage Differentiation

   • Manuela Wuelling, Andrea Vortkamp

   Pages 191-213

10. Hedgehog Signaling in Chondrocytes

    • Kay Grobe

    Pages 215-228

11. Wnt Signaling in Cartilage Development

    • Christine Hartmann

    Pages 229-252

12. Cartilage Differentiation and the Actin Cytoskeleton

    • Frank Beier

    Pages 253-267

In three Volumes this mini book series presents current knowledge and new perspectives on cartilage as a specialized yet versatile tissue.  This first volume provides a comprehensive overview on the basic composition and development of cartilaginous tissues followed by the description of the major signaling pathways which regulate cartilage morphogenesis and function.

This book addresses Professors, researchers and PhD students who are interested in musculoskeletal and cartilage biology.

• VEGF signaling
• chondrocyte
• chondrogenesis
• collagen
• endochondral ossification
• extracellular matrix

“The first of three volumes dedicated to the biology and physiology of cartilage tissue presents in 11 chapters the chemistry, chondrocyte growth and endochondial ossification. … Each chapter is followed by many references … . Of interest to pediatric endocrinologists, rheumatologists and biologists.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 14 (2), December, 2016)

• Orthopäd.KlinikUniversitätsklinikum.Rege, Orthopäd.KlinikfürdieUniversität.Regen., Regensburg, Germany

  Susanne Grässel

• Dept.ofGen.,Trauma&ReconstructionSurgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

  Attila Aszódi

Editors: Prof. Dr. Susanne Grässel Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery Experimental Orthopedics ZMB im BioPark 1 Josef-Engertstr. 9 93053 Regensburg, Germany PD Dr. Attila Aszodi Experimental Surgery and Regenerative Medicine Department of Surgery Ludwig-Maximilians-University Nussbaumstrasse 20 80336 Munich, Germany

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