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Growth and alkaline-phosphatase activity in rodent osteoblast-like cells

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  1. The NO donor sodium nitroprusside reduced growth and alkaline-phosphatase activity, mimicking part of the vanadate phenotype.

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    Primary abstract
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    Rat UMR106 and mouse MC3T3-E1 culture program.
    limitations
    Mimicry is not equivalent to selective blockade and rescue of the proposed vanadate mechanism.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
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    A donor experiment supports a possible downstream mediator.
    primary_references
    Vanadate-induced nitric oxide production: role in osteoblast growth and differentiation. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10988345/ · DOI 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00356-3

    Vanadium: speciation, phosphate-sensitive enzymes and cross-nutrient mechanisms (2026-09-19) · lines 334–340

    AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Rat UMR106 and mouse MC3T3-E1 culture program. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ## vanadium-bone-no-donor A donor experiment supports a possible downstream mediator. The NO donor sodium nitroprusside reduced growth and alkaline-phosphatase activity, mimicking part of the vanadate phenotype. Model: Rat UMR106 and mouse MC3T3-E1 culture program. Limitations: Mimicry is not equivalent to selective blockade and rescue of the proposed vanadate mechanism. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate-induced nitric oxide production: role in osteoblast growth and differentiation. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10988345/ · DOI 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00356-3
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