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High-resolution micro-computed tomography analyses of the abnormal trabecular bone structures in klotho gene mutant mice.
The Journal of endocrinology - 1 Feb 2000
Yamashita T, Nabeshima Y, Noda M
Abstract excerpt
Inactivation mutation of the recently discovered klotho gene in mice causes a syndrome resembling aging. Manifestations include short life span, atherosclerosis, gonadal atropy, skin atropy, emphysema, ataxia and ectopic calcification. These mice also exhibit abnormally high bone density in the e...
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