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Overexpression of BMP3 in the developing skeleton alters endochondral bone formation resulting in spontaneous rib fractures
3 Aug 2009
Abstract excerpt
Bone morphogenetic protein-3 (BMP) has been identified as a negative regulator in the skeleton as mice lacking BMP3 have increased bone mass. To further understand how BMP3 mediates bone formation, we created transgenic mice overexpressing BMP3 using the type I collagen promoter. BMP3 transgenic mice displayed spontaneous rib fractures that were first detected at E17.0. The fractures were due to defects in...
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