Osteoblast and osteocyte-specific loss of Connexin43 results in delayed bone formation and healing during murine fracture healing

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 147-154

  Loiselle, Alayna E ^a   Paul, Emmanuel M ^a   Lewis, Gregory S ^a   Donahue, Henry J ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bone formation; bone remodeling; connexin 43; fracture healing; mouse model

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; OSTEOCALCIN; THROMBIN RECEPTOR ACTIVATING PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE REMODELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; MECHANICAL TORSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOCLAST; OSTEOCYTE; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONNEXIN 43; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE HEALING; GAP JUNCTIONS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; OSTEOGENESIS; TORSION, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84870250538     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.22178     Document Type: Article

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