The Scientist : NewsBlog Print: Gut drives bone makeovers
The Scientist: NewsBlog:
Gut drives bone makeovers
Posted by Jennifer Evans
[Entry posted at 26th November 2008 05:00 PM GMT]

The signals that tell your skeleton to lay down new bone come from an unlikely source -- your gut, according to a study published today (Nov. 26) in Cell.

"This study revolutionizes how we think about the skeleton," ...

 

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