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. 2014 May 9;30(11):1085–1102. doi: 10.1002/cnm.2645

Table I.

Definitions of the concentrations of RANKL, OPG, TGF-β, PTH, IL-6, SLRPs, VLA-4 and VCAM-1.

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These definitions are derived on the basis of similar principles to those described in Pivonka et al. 14.

RANKL, receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand; OPG, osteoprotegerin; TGF-β, transforming growth factor-beta; PTH, parathyroid hormone; IL-6, interleukin-6; SLRP, small leucine-rich proteoglycan; VLA-4, very late antigen-4; VCAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1.