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Reduced cortical bone mass in mice with inactivation of interleukin-4 and interleukin-13.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society - 1 Jun 2007
Silfverswärd Carl-Johan, Larsson Sune, Ohlsson Claes, Frost Anders, Nilsson Olle
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study was to study the in vivo role of IL-4 and IL-13 on bone metabolism. The skeletal phenotypes of male and female IL-13(-/-) (n = 7+7), IL-4(-/-)IL-13(-/-) (n = 7+7), and WT (n = 7+7) mice were compared. Analysis was made at 6 weeks of age (juvenile) by pQCT, and at 20 w...
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