Morphological and molecular characterization of developing vertebral fusions using a teleost model

• Main Authors: Ytteborg, Elisabeth, Torgersen, Jacob, Baeverfjord, Grete, Takle, Harald
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2010
• Subjects: The Arch; The Arches; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6793/10/13

Abstract Background Spinal disorders are a major cause of disability for humans and an important health problem for intensively farmed animals. Experiments have shown that vertebral deformities present a complex but comparable etiology across species. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms inv...