Load regulates bone formation and Sclerostin expression through a TGFβ-dependent mechanism.

Bone continually adapts to meet changing physical and biological demands. Osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and osteocytes cooperate to integrate these physical and biochemical cues to maintain bone homeostasis. Although TGFβ acts on all three of these cell types to maintain bone homeostasis, the extent to...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Nguyen, Simon Y Tang, Daniel Nguyen, Tamara Alliston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3538690?pdf=render