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PAPP-A2 expression by osteoblasts is required for normal postnatal growth in mice.
Growth hormone & IGF research : official journal of the Growth Hormone Research Society and the International IGF Research Society - 1 Dec 2015
Amiri Neilab, Christians Julian K
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OBJECTIVE: Pregnancy associated plasma protein-A2 (PAPP-A2) is a protease that cleaves insulin-like growth factor binding protein-5 (IGFBP-5), the most abundant IGFBP in bone. Deletion of Pappa2 reduces postnatal growth and bone length in mice. The aim of this study was to determine whether locally produced PAPP-A2 is required for normal bone growth. DESIGN: We deleted Pappa2 primarily in osteoblasts by crossing...
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