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Bone cell autophagy is regulated by environmental factors.
Cells, tissues, organs - 1 Jan 2011
Zahm Adam M, Bohensky Jolene, Adams Christopher S, Shapiro Irving M, Srinivas Vickram
Abstract excerpt
The goal of this investigation was to ascertain whether bone cells undergo autophagy and to determine if this process is regulated by environmental factors. We showed that osteocytes in both murine and human cortical bone display a punctuate distribution of microtubule-associated protein light chain 3, indicative of autophagy. In addition, we noted a basal level of autophagy in preosteocyte-like murine long...
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