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FGF23 in skeletal modeling and remodeling.
Current osteoporosis reports - 1 Jun 2011
Lu Yongbo, Feng Jian Q
Abstract excerpt
Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), a hormone primarily produced in bone cells, targets the kidney to accelerate phosphate excretion into the urine and suppresses vitamin D synthesis, thereby inducing a negative phosphate balance. Excessive serum FGF23 due to hereditary disorders such as hypophosphatemic rickets leads to phosphate wasting and impaired bone mineralization. In contrast, deficiencies in FGF23 are...
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