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TRPV4 deficiency causes sexual dimorphism in bone metabolism and osteoporotic fracture risk.
Bone - 1 Dec 2013
van der Eerden B C J, Oei L, Roschger P, Fratzl-Zelman N, Hoenderop J G J, van Schoor N M, Pettersson-Kymmer U, Schreuders-Koedam M, Uitterlinden A G, Hofman A, Suzuki M, Klaushofer K, Ohlsson C, Lips P J A, Rivadeneira F, Bindels R J M, van Leeuwen J P T M
Abstract excerpt
We explored the role of transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) in murine bone metabolism and association of TRPV4 gene variants with fractures in humans. Urinary and histomorphometrical analyses demonstrated reduced osteoclast activity and numbers in male Trpv4(-/-) mice, which was conf...
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