Systemic leptin administration alters callus VEGF levels and enhances bone fracture healing in wildtype and ob/ob mice

Introduction: Leptin's role in bone formation has been reported, however, its mechanism of affecting bone metabolism is remaining unclear. In this study, we aimed to test whether leptin has a positive effect on fracture healing through the possible mechanism of increasing vascular endothelial g...

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Main Authors: Wu, Z., Shao, P., Dass, Crispin, Wei, Y.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70205