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Identification of genes influencing skeletal phenotypes in congenic P/NP rats

  1. Imranul Alam1,
  2. Lucinda G Carr2,3,
  3. Tiebing Liang2,
  4. Yunlong Liu2,
  5. Howard J Edenberg4,
  6. Michael J Econs2,
  7. Charles H Turner1,5,*

Article first published online: 8 JAN 2010

DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.8

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 25, Issue 6, pages 1314–1325, June 2010

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Alam, I., Carr, L. G., Liang, T., Liu, Y., Edenberg, H. J., Econs, M. J. and Turner, C. H. (2010), Identification of genes influencing skeletal phenotypes in congenic P/NP rats. J Bone Miner Res, 25: 1314–1325. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.8

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  1. 1

    Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN, USA

  2. 2

    Medicine, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN, USA

  3. 3

    Pharmacology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN, USA

  4. 4

    Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN, USA

  5. 5

    Biomechanics and Biomaterials Research Center, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN, USA

*Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 1120 South Drive, Fesler Hall 115, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 27 MAY 2010
  2. Article first published online: 8 JAN 2010
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 8 JAN 2010 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 15 DEC 2010
  5. Manuscript Revised: 28 OCT 2009
  6. Manuscript Received: 17 AUG 2009

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