Crucial Hormonal Pathway To Bone Building Uncovered
Friday, October 31, 2008 - 17:21
in Biology & Nature
New study shows parathyroid hormone given intermittently enhances the body's own bone-building action through a specific "co-receptor" on the surface of bone cells. Previously, PTH was known to stimulate bone formation, but the exact mechanism was unknown.
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