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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 228, Issue 1-2, Pages 79-102Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2003.06.002
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cell lines; primary cell cultures; bone cell biology
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Bone is a metabolically active and highly organized tissue consisting of a mineral phase of hydroxyapatite and amorphous calcium phosphate crystals deposited in an organic matrix. Bone has two main functions. It forms a rigid skeleton and has a central role in calcium and phosphate homeostasis. The major cell types of bone are osteoblasts, osteoclasts and chondrocytes. In the laboratory, primary cultures or cell lines established from each of these different cell types provide valuable information about the processes of skeletal development, bone formation and bone resorption, leading ultimately, to the formulation of new forms of treatment for common bone diseases such as osteoporosis. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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