Definition of Osteoclast. Meaning of Osteoclast. Synonyms of Osteoclast

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Definition of Osteoclast

Osteoclast
Osteoclast Os"te*o*clast, n. [Osteo- + Gr. ? to break.] 1. (Physiol.) A myeloplax. Note: The osteoclasts occur usually in pits or cavities which they appear to have excavated, and are supposed to be concerned in the absorption of the bone matrix. 2. An instrument for performing osteoclasis.

Meaning of Osteoclast from wikipedia

- An osteoclast (from Ancient Gr**** ὀστέον (osteon) 'bone', and κλαστός (clastos) 'broken') is a type of bone cell that breaks down bone tissue. This function...
- activation-induced cytokine (TRANCE), osteoprotegerin ligand (OPGL), and osteoclast differentiation factor (ODF), is a protein that in humans is encoded by...
- resorption is resorption of bone tissue, that is, the process by which osteoclasts break down the tissue in bones and release the minerals, resulting in...
- "IL-3 Acts Directly on Osteoclast Precursors and Irreversibly Inhibits Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand-Induced Osteoclast Differentiation by Diverting...
- osteocytes are involved in the formation and mineralisation of bone; osteoclasts are involved in the resorption of bone tissue. Modified (flattened) osteoblasts...
- body. Osteoclasts are frequently classified and discussed separately from other MGCs which are more closely linked with disease. Non-osteoclast MGCs can...
- Osteoclast stimulatory transmembrane protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OCSTAMP gene. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000149635 –...
- responsible for bone metabolism: osteoblasts (which secrete new bone), and osteoclasts (which break bone down). The structure of bones as well as adequate supply...
- Chambers he developed the osteoclast lacunar bone resorption ****ay system. His work was the first to show that the human osteoclast shares specific surface...
- NF-κB ligand (RANKL)–induced osteoclast differentiation. Pepstatin A suppresses the formation of multinuclear osteoclasts dose-dependently. This inhibition...