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Single-cell RNA-seq data of large-scale bone calluses from skeletally immature and mature mice

ABSTRACT: Age and skeletal maturity impacts the capacity for bone regeneration. Using a mouse model of large-scale rib resection, we demonstrated that skeletally immature mice regenerate the rib around 14 days post resection, whereas skeletally mature mice never fully regenerate the rib. Here, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing analysis of rib calluses from skeletally immature and mature mice at 5 and 14 days post-resection to characterize the age-related changes in cell population frequencies and their gene expression profiles during the early and late stages repair of bone repair.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE250200 | GEO | 2025/09/05

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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