Negative Skeletal Effects of Locally Produced Adiponectin.

Epidemiological studies show that high circulating levels of adiponectin are associated with low bone mineral density. The effect of adiponectin on skeletal homeostasis, on osteoblasts in particular, remains controversial. We investigated this issue using mice with adipocyte-specific over-expression...

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Main Authors: Marcia J Abbott, Theresa M Roth, Linh Ho, Liping Wang, Dylan O'Carroll, Robert A Nissenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4521914?pdf=render