Involvement of the WNT/b-catenin signalling pathway and the estrogen receptor in bone cells' adaptive responses to mechanical strains
Osteoporosts is a disease characterised by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration. of bone tissue leading to enhanced fragility and a consequent increase in fracture risk. In western society, the lifetime risk of a fragility fracture in a 50 year old Caucasian woman is 45% and in a man i...
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Royal Veterinary College (University of London)
2008
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