Osteocytes: a proposed multifunctional bone cell.

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  • PMID https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15758443
  • OpenAlex ID W2409930212
  • Type Article
  • Language EN
  • Published 01 Mar 2002
  • Volume 2 (3)
  • Pages 239–41
  • Source PubMed
  • Publisher National Institutes of Health
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Osteocytes: a proposed multifunctional bone cell.

Article 2002 EN

Most cell types are ascribed a single function. The osteoclast holds the unique distinction of performing only one function in the body - that of resorbing bone. The osteoblast has been ascribed the major function of bone matrix production. Other less well-defined cell types include progenitor cells and the nebulous cell type that can support osteoclast formation upon stimulation with various bone…

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