Transgenic Overexpression of Ephrin B1 in Bone Cells Promotes Bone Formation and an Anabolic Response to Mechanical Loading in Mice

Shaohong Cheng; Chandrasekhar Kesavan; Subburaman Mohan; Xuezhong Qin; Catrina M. Alarcon; Jon Wergedal; Weirong Xing

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069051

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Transgenic Overexpression of Ephrin B1 in Bone Cells Promotes Bone Formation and an Anabolic Response to Mechanical Loading in Mice

Shaohong Cheng,

Affiliation Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Jerry L Pettis VA Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, United States of America
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Chandrasekhar Kesavan,

Affiliations Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Jerry L Pettis VA Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States of America
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Subburaman Mohan,

Affiliations Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Jerry L Pettis VA Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States of America, Department of Physiology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States of America
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Xuezhong Qin,

Affiliations Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Jerry L Pettis VA Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States of America
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Catrina M. Alarcon,

Affiliation Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Jerry L Pettis VA Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, United States of America
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Jon Wergedal,

Affiliations Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Jerry L Pettis VA Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States of America
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Weirong Xing

* E-mail: Weirong.Xing@va.gov

Affiliations Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Jerry L Pettis VA Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States of America
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Transgenic Overexpression of Ephrin B1 in Bone Cells Promotes Bone Formation and an Anabolic Response to Mechanical Loading in Mice

Shaohong Cheng,
Chandrasekhar Kesavan,
Subburaman Mohan,
Xuezhong Qin,
Catrina M. Alarcon,
Jon Wergedal,
Weirong Xing

Published: July 11, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069051

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