Contact: Les Lang
llang@med.unc.edu
919-966-9366
University of North Carolina Health Care
Caption: CT scan of normal rib cage (left) and rib cage (right) of mutated animal lacking beta catenin in stromal cells. Arrowheads point to fractures.
Credit: Deb Lab, UNC School of Medicine.
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