AQP9: A novel target for bone loss induced by microgravity

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 419, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 774-778

  Bu, Guoyun ^a,b   Shuang, Feng ^a,c   Wu, Ye ^a   Ren, Dongfeng ^a   Hou, Shuxun ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c The 94th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army   (China)

Author keywords

Aquaporin 9; Bone loss; Bone mineral density; Femur; Microgravity

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 9; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; EXERCISE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEMUR; MICROGRAVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; OSTEOPOROSIS; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

MUS;

EID: 84862784197     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.02.100     Document Type: Article

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