Article
Conditional deletion of BMP7 from the limb skeleton does not affect bone formation or fracture repair
24 Sept 2009
Abstract excerpt
While the osteoinductive activity of recombinant bone morphogenetic protein 7 (BMP7) is well established, evaluation of the role of endogenous BMP7 in bone formation and fracture healing has been hampered by perinatal lethality in BMP7 knockout mice. Here we employ conditional deletion of BMP7 from the embryonic limb prior to the onset of skeletogenesis to create limb bones lacking BMP7. We find that the absence...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
