A vast stem-progenitor cell pool, richly vascular system, and hybrid ossification drive the daily centimeter-scale elongation of bony antlers
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Bone growth and regeneration remain major clinical challenges. Deer antlers, the fastest-growing mammalian bone, regenerate via endochondral ossification and elongate up to 2 cm per day, far surpassing the ~2 cm annual growth of human growth plates. Here, we s... ...