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Jul 10, 2024

A maternal brain hormone that builds bone

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Did you know that the nervous system can help to build and repair bone?

Researchers identify a key brain-derived hormone that repairs bone in both sexes and critically maintains bone density in lactating female mice.

Researchers have found that a brain hormone called CCN3, produced by specific…


A brain-derived hormone, CCN3, is newly identified to have a role as an osteoanabolic factor to build bone in lactating females and in the viability of offspring.

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