Decreased bone formation and osteopenia in lamin a/c-deficient mice.

Age-related bone loss is associated with changes in bone cellularity with characteristically low levels of osteoblastogenesis. The mechanisms that explain these changes remain unclear. Although recent in vitro evidence has suggested a new role for proteins of the nuclear envelope in osteoblastogenes...

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Main Authors: Wei Li, Li Sze Yeo, Christopher Vidal, Thomas McCorquodale, Markus Herrmann, Diane Fatkin, Gustavo Duque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3081846?pdf=render