Timing metabolism in cartilage and bone: links between circadian clocks and tissue homeostasis

Cátia F Gonçalves1, Qing-Jun Meng2

  • 1C Gonçalves, Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Matrix Research, Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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