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Connexin 43 hemichannels protect bone loss during estrogen deficiency
Estrogen deficiency in postmenopausal women is a major cause of bone loss, resulting in osteopenia, osteoporosis, and a high risk for bone fracture. Connexin 43 (Cx43) hemichannels (HCs) in osteocytes play an important role in osteocyte viability, bone formation, and remodeling. We showed here that...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6476886/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31016065 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41413-019-0050-2 |