Indian hedgehog signaling regulates proliferation and differentiation of chondrocytes and is essential for bone formation.

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Published in Genes Dev on August 15, 1999

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B St-Jacques1, M Hammerschmidt, A P McMahon

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1: Harvard University, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 USA.

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