منابع مشابه
No bones about it
programme was condemned. The country was further frustrated by a rejection for limited whaling around its own coastline, while Norway was allowed to hunt 1,000 whales. While governments wring their hands in frustration and annoyance, environmental activists are heading for the Southern Ocean and direct confrontation. Greenpeace, the longest-acting anti-whaling environmental group, said that its...
متن کاملThe skeleton: no bones about it.
populations and are required to support the structural, essential for bone growth, and the authors highlight recent advances in the control of chondrocyte proliferation by biochemical and mechanical integrity of the skeleton. The functions of the skeleton, which include its role in growth, locomotion, ion homeostasis and the protection of vital organs, are fundamental to the healthy organism. D...
متن کاملMake No Bones about It: Long Bones Scale Isometrically
Long bones are far from being simple cylinders, so how is the relative positioning of their various features maintained during growth? A new study shows that growth is isometric and that drift from the correct position is minimized. Read the Research Article.
متن کاملNo Bones About It: Insulin Modulates Skeletal Remodeling
Advancing the hypothesis that bone remodeling is intimately linked to metabolic homeostasis, Fulzele et al. (2010) and Ferron et al. (2010) present evidence that insulin signaling promotes the activation of bone-forming osteoblasts and enhances production of osteocalcin, a secreted mediator of insulin sensitivity, through modulation of bone resorption.
متن کاملNew mechanisms of glucocorticoid-induced insulin resistance: make no bones about it.
Glucocorticoids are a powerful tool used to treat a range of human illnesses, including autoimmune diseases and cancer, and to prevent rejection following organ transplantation. While lifesaving for many, they come with a steep price, often leading to obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, and osteoporosis. In this issue of the JCI, Brennan-Speranza and colleagues provide evidence that the oste...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.11.041