Enhanced Osteoclastic Resorption and Responsiveness to Mechanical Load in Gap Junction Deficient Bone

Yue Zhang; Emmanuel M. Paul; Vikram Sathyendra; Andrew Davison; Neil Sharkey; Sarah Bronson; Sundar Srinivasan; Ted S. Gross; Henry J. Donahue

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023516

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Enhanced Osteoclastic Resorption and Responsiveness to Mechanical Load in Gap Junction Deficient Bone

Yue Zhang,

Affiliation Division of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Emmanuel M. Paul,

Affiliation Division of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Vikram Sathyendra,

Affiliation Division of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Andrew Davison,

Affiliation Division of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Neil Sharkey,

Affiliation Division of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Sarah Bronson,

Affiliation Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Sundar Srinivasan,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Ted S. Gross,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Henry J. Donahue

* E-mail: hdonahue@psu.edu

Affiliations Division of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Enhanced Osteoclastic Resorption and Responsiveness to Mechanical Load in Gap Junction Deficient Bone

Yue Zhang,
Emmanuel M. Paul,
Vikram Sathyendra,
Andrew Davison,
Neil Sharkey,
Sarah Bronson,
Sundar Srinivasan,
Ted S. Gross,
Henry J. Donahue

Published: August 29, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023516

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