Our QRT-PCR analysis in early post-natal (6 days) mice found that IHH expression was surprisingly increased in the BSP−/−, despite the thinner hypertrophic zone, while PTHrP actually showed a trend to reduction, suggesting a disruption of the feedback loop.
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Skeletal development of mice lacking bone sialoprotein (BSP)--impairment of long bone growth and progressive establishment of high trabecular bone mass.
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