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Evidence for the role of connexin 43-mediated intercellular communication in the process of intracortical bone resorption via osteocytic osteolysis.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 9 Apr 2014
Lloyd Shane A, Loiselle Alayna E, Zhang Yue, Donahue Henry J
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BACKGROUND: Connexin 43 (Cx43) is the predominant gap junction protein in bone. Mice with a bone-specific deletion of Cx43 (cKO) have an osteopenic cortical phenotype. In a recent study, we demonstrated that cKO mice are resistant to bone loss induced by hindlimb suspension (HLS), an animal model...
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