Defective bone repair in mast cell deficient mice with c-Kit loss of function
KitW-sh mice carry an inactivating mutation in the gene encoding the receptor for stem cell factor, which is expressed at high levels on the surface of haematopoietic precursor cells. The mutation results in mast cell deficiency, a variety of defects in innate immunity and poorly defined abnormaliti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AO Research Institute Davos
2014-10-01
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| Series: | European Cells & Materials |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol028/pdf/v028a14.pdf |