Identification of the calcitonin receptor in osteoarthritic chondrocytes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Preclinical and clinical studies have shown that salmon calcitonin has cartilage protective effects in joint degenerative diseases, such as osteoarthritis (OA). However, the presence of the calcitonin receptor (CTR) in articular cart...

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Main Authors: Christensen Tjorbjoern, Sondergaard Bodil C, Bonnefond Caroline, Segovia-Silvestre Toni, Karsdal Morten A, Bay-Jensen Anne C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/407