mRNA expression in rat proximal femoral growthplate after mid-shaft fracture. Rattus norvegicus

Mid-shaft fracture stimulates bone lengthening by increasing linear growth at the growthplate. This project studied changes in mRNA in the proximal growthplate after a mid-shaft fracture in a rat model. Keywords: time course, fracture, growthplate, rat Overall design: Study of rat proximal femoral growthplate after mid-shaft fracture in 4 week old Sprague-Dawley female rats. RNA from two rats were pooled for each sample. Proximal femoral growthplate was studied from the fractured femora and the intact contralateral femora.