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Hofbauer, L.C., Schoppet, M. (2006). Bedeutung von RANK-Ligand und Osteoprotegerin für den Knochenstoffwechsel. In: Ganten, D., Ruckpaul, K., Köhrle, J. (eds) Molekularmedizinische Grundlagen von para- und autokrinen Regulationsstörungen. Molekulare Medizin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28782-5_21

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