1. The Role of Connexin43 Gap Junction Protein in the Musculoskeletal Changes Induced by Mechanical Unloading Open Access Author: Lloyd, Shane Title: The Role of Connexin43 Gap Junction Protein in the Musculoskeletal Changes Induced by Mechanical Unloading Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology Keywords: connexin43unloadingbone losssclerostinosteocyteapoptosisRANKLmusclespaceflightatrophyosteopenia File: Download Shane_Lloyd_PhD_Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Henry Joseph Donahue, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorHenry Joseph Donahue, Committee Chair/Co-ChairCharles H Lang, Committee MemberNeil Sharkey, Committee MemberJames Robert Connor, Committee MemberAlicia Ellen Bateman, Special Member