RANKL/OPG; Critical role in bone physiology

Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 131-139

  Martin, T John ^a   Sims, Natalie A ^a  

^a ST VINCENT'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone biology; OPG; Osteoblasts; Osteoclasts; RANK; RANKL

Indexed keywords

OSTEOCLAST DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; OSTEOPROTEGERIN; RECEPTOR ACTIVATOR OF NUCLEAR FACTOR KAPPA B;

BONE; BONE DISEASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOCLAST; OSTEOCLASTOGENESIS; OSTEOLYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; GENETICS; MUTATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; HUMANS; MUTATION; OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOPROTEGERIN; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; RANK LIGAND; RECEPTOR ACTIVATOR OF NUCLEAR FACTOR-KAPPA B; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84940576807     PISSN: 13899155     EISSN: 15732606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11154-014-9308-6     Document Type: Review

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