A study on OPG/RANK/RANKL axis in osteoporotic bile duct-ligated rats and the involvement of nitrergic and opioidergic systems

• Main Authors: Amir Hossein Doustimotlagh (Author), Ahmad Reza Dehpour (Author), Shahroo Etemad-Moghadam (Author), Mojgan Alaeddini (Author), Sattar Ostadhadi (Author), Abolfazl Golestani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Chronic liver disease (CLD) affects millions of people and its impact on bone loss has become a subject of interest. Nitric oxide and endogenous opioids are suggested to increase during cholestasis/cirrhosis and may impact bone resorption by different mechanisms. The receptor activator of nuclear fa...