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A rapid, high content, in vivo model of glucocorticoid‐induced osteoporosis
19 May 2006
Abstract excerpt
Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is a major clinical problem given the widespread use of steroids and limited efficacy of biphosphonates. Existing animal models of GIOP are both slow and expensive. Hence, there is a need both for adjunctive modelling systems, as well as more efficacious therapies for the treatment of GIOP. We have addressed this issue through the creation of a zebrafish model of GIOP,...
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