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The hard connective tissue that, together with cartilage, forms the skeleton of humans and other vertebrates. It is made of calcium phosphate...
Bones provide structural support for ambulatory activities and protection for vital organs, such as the brain and heart. They also respond to...
Metabolic bone disease (in 'Bone disorders' article)
Metabolic bone disease is an alteration in the normal bone metabolism. Bone structure is maintained by two types of cells: osteoclasts, responsible
Bone marrow transplantation (in 'Leukemia' article)
Perhaps the most dramatic and toxic treatment, bone marrow transplantation has had the most positive impact on the leukemia cure rate. Chemotherapy i


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Figure 1. Longitudinal section through the femur of a 7-day-old mouse. Bones grow in length by means of endochondral ossification in which cancellous (...
Figure 2. Schematic diagram of limb development. (a) At an early stage in embryonic development, fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 10 is expressed in...
Figure 3. Known factors that are essential for formation or activation of osteoclasts and osteoblasts. Myelomonocytic precursors give rise to osteoclasts and...
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