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Increased Bone Mass in Female Mice Lacking Mast Cell Chymase
Here we addressed the potential impact of chymase, a mast-cell restricted protease, on mouse bone phenotype. We show that female mice lacking the chymase Mcpt4 acquired a persistent expansion of diaphyseal bone in comparison with wild type controls, reaching a 15% larger diaphyseal cross sectional a...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5148084/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27936149 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167964 |