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n. - Abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone.

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  • The ribs are elongate and moderately curved, with no sign of pachyostosis or osteosclerosis.
  • Likewise, while Sost-deficient mice displayed osteosclerosis, an osteoblast-specific over-expression of
  • Likewise, activating mutations of Lrp5 in mice and humans cause osteosclerosis, a high bone mass disorder resulting from increased osteoblast activity
  • Krm genes resulted in increased bone formation and osteosclerosis, thereby suggesting a physiological influence of Krm1 and Krm2 on bone formation with functional...
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