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Estrogen receptor alpha genotype confers interindividual variability of response to estrogen and testosterone in mesenchymal-stem-cell-derived osteoblasts.
Bone - 1 Nov 2006
Leskelä Hannu-Ville, Olkku Anu, Lehtonen Siri, Mahonen Anitta, Koivunen Jussi, Turpeinen Miia, Uusitalo Jouko, Pelkonen Olavi, Kangas Lauri, Selander Katri, Lehenkari Petri
Abstract excerpt
Hormone replacement therapy is effectively used to prevent postmenopausal bone loss. Variation in response to the therapy is, however, frequently seen. In addition, the direct effects of sex steroids on isolated human bone marrow stromal cells have been reported to vary depending on the donor, but the biological mechanisms are not understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of...
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