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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Loss of Stem Cells Correlates with Premature Aging

Caption: ATR deletion leads to trabecular (left; the spongy inner cavity of long bones) and cortical (right; dense surface areas) bone loss.

Credit: Ruzankina et al., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Cell Stem Cell

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