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Lactation induces increases in the RANK/RANKL/OPG system in maxillary bone.
Bone - 1 May 2018
Macari Soraia, Sharma Lavanya A, Wyatt Amanda, da Silva Janine Maíra, Dias George J, Silva Tarcília A, Szawka Raphael E, Grattan David R
Abstract excerpt
The underlying causes of maxillary bone loss during lactation remain poorly understood. We evaluated the impact of lactation on physiological and mechanically-induced alveolar bone remodeling. Nulliparous non-lactating (N-LAC) and 21-day lactating (LAC) mice underwent mechanically-induced bone remodeling by orthodontic tooth movement (OTM). Micro-computed tomography (microCT) was performed in the maxilla, femur...
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