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The two faces of serotonin in bone biology
The serotonin molecule has some remarkable properties. It is synthesized by two different genes at two different sites, and, surprisingly, plays antagonistic functions on bone mass accrual at these two sites. When produced peripherally, serotonin acts as a hormone to inhibit bone formation. In contr...
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The Rockefeller University Press
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2953449/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20921133 http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201006123 |