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Impaired osteoblastic differentiation, reduced bone formation, and severe osteoporosis in noggin-overexpressing mice.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Sept 2003
Wu Xue-Bin, Li Yanan, Schneider Adina, Yu Wanqin, Rajendren Gopalan, Iqbal Jameel, Yamamoto Matsuo, Alam Mohammad, Brunet Lisa J, Blair Harry C, Zaidi Mone, Abe Etsuko
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We describe the effects of the overexpression of noggin, a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) inhibitor, on osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. Cells of the osteoblast and chondrocyte lineages, as well as bone marrow macrophages, showed intense beta-gal histo- or cytostaining in adult no...
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