Sentences with phrase «epiphyseal plate»
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At puberty, oestrogen promotes skeletal maturation and the gradual, progressive closure of the epiphyseal growth plate, possibly as a consequence of both oestrogen - induced vascular and osteoplastic invasion and the termination of chondrogenesis.
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The growth plate becomes a stable, inactive, part of the bone, now known as an epiphyseal line.