ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
Expression of Renal Vitamin D and Phosphatonin-Related Genes in a Sheep Model of Osteoporosis.
Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- A comprehensive longitudinal study quantifying the systemic effects associated with ovariectomy and high-dose corticosteroids in a sheep model of osteoporosis.Annals of translational medicine · 2026Article
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- Sheep as a large animal model for hearing research: comparison to common laboratory animals and humans.Laboratory animal research · 2023Review
- Klotho reduces the risk of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).BMC endocrine disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
Osteoporosis is a significant public health issue around the world, with post-menopausal osteoporosis due to estrogen deficiency resulting in approximately ¾ of cases. In this study, 18 aged Merino ewes were ovariectomized, and 10 were controls. Three of the ovariectomized ewes were treated weekly with 400 mg of methylprednisolone for 5 months and three were treated weekly for 2 months, followed by a 3-month recovery period. At 2 months, five control animals and six ovariectomized animals were euthanized. At 5 months, all the remaining ewes were euthanized. Kidney samples were collected postmortem for qPCR analysis of
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