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Interleukin-10 knockout mouse: a model for studying bone metabolism during intestinal inflammation.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Sept 2004
Cohen Stacey L, Moore Aideen M, Ward Wendy E
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The objective was to compare bone mass (bone mineral content [BMC], bone mineral density [BMD]) and biomechanical strength of femurs and lumbar vertebrae from male and female wild-type (WT) and IL-10 knockout (KO) mice to determine if the IL-10 KO mouse model is appropriate for studying inflammation-associated bone abnormalities and potential interventions. Offspring from IL-10 KO and WT mice (n = 15 to 19...
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