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Comment
. 2003 Apr;111(8):1120-2.
doi: 10.1172/JCI18358.

RANK ligand and the regulation of skeletal remodeling

Norman H Bell  1
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RANK ligand and the regulation of skeletal remodeling

Norman H Bell. J Clin Invest. 2003 Apr.
No abstract available

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Regulation of osteoclast formation, function, and apoptosis by cytokines produced by bone marrow stromal cells, osteoblasts, monocytes, T cells, and B cells. Stimulatory factors are shown in orange and inhibitory factors in green. The effects of E to enhance (+) and inhibit (–) the factors are shown in red.
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