title: [Current viewpoints in mechanisms of bone length growth].
abstract: Pertinent morphology and physiology of the growth plate is discussed and theories related to mechanisms of bone length growth are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, West-Lafayette, IN 47907-1248.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Breur
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001846:Bone Development / Q000502:physiology*; D006132:Growth Plate / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*