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Abstract
Loss of estrogen at menopause causes osteoporosis in many women, but estrogen's relevant cellular target in this process has remained unclear. In a recent study in Cell, Kato and colleagues (Nakamura et al., 2007) selectively ablate estrogen receptor alpha in osteoclasts and demonstrate that estrogen directly induces osteoclast apoptosis.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17908554 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2007.09.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Metab ISSN: 1550-4131 Impact factor: 27.287