Gap junctional communication is involved in differentiation of osteoclasts from bone marrow and peripheral blood monocytes

Aims: The aim of the study was to compare the influence of gap junctional communication (GJC) in osteoclastogenesis from bone marrow (BM) and peripheral blood (PB) monocytes. These widely used sources differ in purity, since BM cultures contain a significant number of stromal cells. We studied wheth...

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Main Authors: Elina Kylmäoja, Miho Nakamura, Hanna Kokkonen-Puuperä, Veli-Pekka Ronkainen, Petri Lehenkari, Juha Tuukkanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017338239