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Diminished callus size and cartilage synthesis in alpha 1 beta 1 integrin-deficient mice during bone fracture healing.
The American journal of pathology - 1 May 2002
Ekholm Erika, Hankenson Kurt D, Uusitalo Hannele, Hiltunen Ari, Gardner Humphrey, Heino Jyrki, Penttinen Risto
Abstract excerpt
Integrins mediate cell adhesion to extracellular matrix components. Integrin alpha 1 beta 1 is a collagen receptor expressed on many mesenchymal cells, but mice deficient in alpha 1 integrin (alpha1-KO) have no gross structural defects. Here, the regeneration of a fractured long bone was studied in alpha1-KO mice. These mice developed significantly less callus tissue than the wild-type (WT) mice, and safranin...
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