Molecular characterization and methylation study of matrix gla protein in articular cartilage from pig with osteochondrosis

• Main Authors: Watchara Laenoi, Muhammad Jasim Uddin, Mehmet Ulas Cinar, Chirawath Phatsara, Dawit Tesfaye, Armin M. Scholz, Ernst Tholen, Christian Looft, Manfred Mielenz, Helga Sauerwein, Karl Schellander
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77952796781&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50560
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Osteochondrosis (OC) or leg weakness is an economically important disease of young fast growing pigs and is a concern of animal welfare. The etiology and pathogenesis of osteochondrosis is not fully understood yet, but any abnormalities in the formation of hypertrophic chondrocytes and disrupted blo...