- 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...
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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...
- activation-induced
cytokine (TRANCE),
osteoprotegerin ligand (OPGL), and
osteoclast differentiation factor (ODF), is a
protein that in
humans is
encoded by...
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osteocytes are
involved in the
formation and
mineralisation of bone;
osteoclasts are
involved in the
resorption of bone tissue.
Modified (flattened) osteoblasts...
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Chambers he
developed the
osteoclast lacunar bone
resorption ****ay system. His work was the
first to show that the
human osteoclast shares specific surface...
- body.
Osteoclasts are
frequently classified and
discussed separately from
other MGCs
which are more
closely linked with disease. Non-
osteoclast MGCs can...
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during the
differentiation of
osteoclast precursor cells into
mature osteoclasts,
known as osteoclastogenesis.
Mature osteoclasts then bind to bone through...
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Osteoclast stimulatory transmembrane protein is a
protein that in
humans is
encoded by the
OCSTAMP gene. GRCh38:
Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000149635 –...
- understood. It is
postulated that
osteoclasts are the
cells responsible for the
resorption of the root surface.
Osteoclasts can
break down bone, cartilage...
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osteoblasts creating bone and
osteoclasts destroying bone.
Bisphosphonates inhibit the
digestion of bone by
encouraging osteoclasts to
undergo apoptosis, or...
