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Skeletal Phenotype Analysis of a Conditional Stat3 Deletion Mouse Model.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE - 3 Jul 2020
Yang Yiling, Chen Qianye, Zhou Siru, Gong Xinyi, Xu Hongyuan, Hong Yueyang, Dai Qinggang, Jiang Lingyong
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Transgenic mouse models are powerful for understanding the critical genes controlling osteoclast differentiation and activity, and for studying mechanisms and pharmaceutical treatments of osteoporosis. Cathepsin K (Ctsk)-Cre mice have been widely used for functional studies of osteoclasts. The signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is relevant in bone homeostasis, but its role in osteoclasts...
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