Local administration of WP9QY (W9) peptide promotes bone formation in a rat femur delayed-union model

Sawa, M; Wakitani, S; Kamei, N; Kotaka, S; Adachi, N; Ochi, M

Sawa, M (reprint author), Hiroshima Univ, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Grad Sch Biomed Sci, Minami Ku, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Hiroshima 7348551, Japan.

JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL METABOLISM, 2018; 36 (4): 383

Abstract

The WP9QY peptide (W9) consists of nine amino acids. It binds to RANKL and blocks RANKL-induced increases in bone resorption and osteoclastogenesis. W......

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