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Estrogen receptor alpha mediates mandibular condylar cartilage growth in male mice.
Orthodontics & craniofacial research - 1 Jun 2017
Robinson J L, Gupta V, Soria P, Clanaman E, Gurbarg S, Xu M, Chen J, Wadhwa S
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OBJECTIVES: In the appendicular skeleton, estrogen via ERα signalling has been shown to mediate endochondral growth plate fusion in both males and females. However, the role of ERα in mediating growth of the mandibular condylar cartilage is unknown. Thus, this study focuses on the characterization of the mandibular condylar cartilage phenotype in young and adult male ERαKO mice. SETTING: Columbia University...
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