Bone Morphogenetic Proteins From Laboratory to Clinical Practice
From the basic science to potential and approved clinical applications the most recent data in the rapidly growing field of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are summarized in this topical volume. Distinguished scientists present reviews on a range of sc
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Bone Morphogenetic Proteins From Laboratory to Clinical Practice
Siobodan Vukicevic Kuber 1. Sampath Editors
Springer Basel AG
Editors Slobod an Vukicevic Laboratory for Mineralized Tissues School of Medicine Salata 11 10000 Zagreb Croatia
Kuber T. Sampath Genzyme Corporation One Mountain Road Framingham, MA 01701-9322 USA
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Deutsche Bibliothek Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bone morphogenetic proteins. From laboratory to clinical practice / Siobodan Vukicevic ; Kuber T. Sampath, ed .. - Basel ; Boston; Berlin: Birkhăuser, 2002 (Progress in inflammation research)
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Contents
List of contributors
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Preface
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David C. Rueger Biochemistry of bone morphogenetic proteins .......... .
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Vishwas M. Paralkar, William A. Grasser, Amy P. Baumann, Tessa A. Castleberry, Thomas A. Owen and Siobodan Vukicevic Prostate-derived factor and growth and differentiation factor-8: newly discovered members of the TGF-f3 superfamily........................... 19 alexander Korchynsky and Peter ten Dijke Bone morphogenetic protein receptors and their nuclear effectors in bone
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