Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Schubert, Markus"
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Dwarfism in mice lacking collagen-binding integrins alpha 2 beta 1 and alpha 11 beta 1 is caused by severely diminished IGF-1 levels
Blumbach, Katrin; Niehoff, Anja; Belgardt, Bengt F.; Ehlen, Harald W.A.; Schmitz, Markus; Hallinger, Ralf; Schulz, Jan-Niklas; Brüning, Jens C.; Krieg, Thomas; Schubert, Markus; Gullberg, Donald; Eckes, Beate (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-02)Mice with a combined deficiency in the α2β1 and α11β1 integrins lack the major receptors for collagen I. These mutants are born with inconspicuous differences in size but develop dwarfism within the first 4 weeks of life. ...