EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Regulation Of Childhood Growth
Regulation Of Childhood Growth is a funding opportunity from EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, up to 2471547.
Overview
Children grow taller because their bones grow longer. This bone elongation results from chondrogenesis in the growth plate, a thin layer of cartilage found near the ends of children’s bones. Growth plate chondrogenesis is controlled by multiple endocrine, paracrine, extracellular matrix-related, and intracellular…