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Perspective: Quantifying Osteoblast and Osteocyte Apoptosis: Challenges and Rewards
1 Jun 2007
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Since the initial demonstration of the phenomenon in murine and human bone sections approximately 10 yr ago, appreciation of the biologic significance of osteoblast apoptosis has contributed greatly not only to understanding the regulation of osteoblast number during physiologic bone remodeling, but also the pathogenesis of metabolic bone diseases and the pharmacology of some of the drugs used for their...
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