Connexin43 modulation of osteoblast/osteocyte apoptosis: a potential therapeutic target?
- PMID: 18925861
- PMCID: PMC3276351
- DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.0811c
Connexin43 modulation of osteoblast/osteocyte apoptosis: a potential therapeutic target?
Comment on
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Connexin 43 is required for the anti-apoptotic effect of bisphosphonates on osteocytes and osteoblasts in vivo.J Bone Miner Res. 2008 Nov;23(11):1712-21. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.080617. J Bone Miner Res. 2008. PMID: 18597631 Free PMC article.
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