Shinji Takamizawa

Type III collagen is essential for growth acceleration of human osteoblastic cells by ascorbic acid 2-phosphate, a long-acting vitamin C derivative.

A. Kimura, Y. Kato, Masaichi-chang-il Lee, 2007, Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology.

Effects of ascorbic acid and ascorbic acid 2‐phosphate, a long‐acting vitamin C derivative, on the proliferation and differentiation of human osteoblast‐like cells

H. Senoo, Y. Maehata, Sadao Sato, 2004, Cell biology international.

Both direct and collagen-mediated signals are required for active vitamin D3-elicited differentiation of human osteoblastic cells: roles of osterix, an osteoblast-related transcription factor.

E. Kubota, Y. Kato, Y. Maehata, 2006, Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology.