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Transgenic mice with a constitutively active aryl hydrocarbon receptor display a gender-specific bone phenotype.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology - 1 Mar 2010
Wejheden Carolina, Brunnberg Sara, Larsson Sune, Lind P Monica, Lind Pia M, Andersson Göran, Hanberg Annika
Abstract excerpt
Bone tissue homeostasis is governed by hormones, growth factors, and cytokines and can be distorted by environmental pollutants, such as ligands to the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). A transgenic mouse expressing a constitutively active aryl hydrocarbon receptor (CA-AhR), mimicking continuous low-dose exposure to AhR ligands, was used to explore potential long-term effects of these ligands on bone. The density,...
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