"Growth Plate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The area between the EPIPHYSIS and the DIAPHYSIS within which bone growth occurs.
| Descriptor ID |
D006132
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.251.352
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| Concept/Terms |
Growth Plate- Growth Plate
- Growth Plates
- Plate, Growth
- Plates, Growth
- Epiphyseal Cartilage
- Cartilage, Epiphyseal
- Cartilages, Epiphyseal
- Epiphyseal Cartilages
- Epiphyseal Plate
- Epiphyseal Plates
- Plate, Epiphyseal
- Plates, Epiphyseal
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Demonstration of type I and type II somatomedin receptors on bovine growth plate chondrocytes. J Orthop Res. 1988; 6(6):817-26.