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Bone phenotypes of P2 receptor knockout mice.
Frontiers in bioscience (Scholar edition) - 1 Jun 2011
Orriss Isabel, Syberg Susanne, Wang Ning, Robaye Bernard, Gartland Alison, Jorgensen Niklas, Arnett Tim, Boeynaems Jean-Marie
Abstract excerpt
The action of extracellular nucleotides is mediated by ionotropic P2X receptors and G-protein coupled P2Y receptors. The human genome contains 7 P2X and 8 P2Y receptor genes. Knockout mice strains are available for most of them. As their phenotypic analysis is progressing, bone abnormalities have been observed in an impressive number of these mice: distinct abnormalities in P2X7-/- mice, depending on the gene...
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