Cell proliferation and gene expression regulation were studied in human fetal epiphyseal chondrocytes to ascertain the involvement of GH-IGF axis components in human fetal growth regulation by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (VitD) and growth hormone (GH).
Research Institute, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University of Barcelona, CIBERER (Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Raras), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain. mfernand@ir.vhebron.net