Bringing Balance to Fat and Bone Stem Cells (1 of 1) (IMAGE)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Bringing Balance to Fat and Bone Stem Cells (1 of 1)

Caption

Mice deficient in Thy-1 (right) displayed decreased bone formation and mineralized bone matrix (black) in the tibia compared to wild-type mice (left). This material relates to a paper that appeared in the 8 August, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The paper, by A.-K. Picke at Technische Universität Dresden in Dresden, Germany and colleagues was titled, " Thy-1 (CD90) promotes bone formation and protects against obesity."

Credit

A.-K. Picke <i>et al., Science Translational Medicine </i>(2018)

Usage Restrictions

Please cite the owner of the material when publishing. This material may be freely used by reporters as part of news coverage, with proper attribution. Non-reporters must contact <i>Science</i> for permission.

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.