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Matrix mineralization and the differentiation of osteocyte-like cells in culture.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Feb 1995
Mikuni-Takagaki Y, Kakai Y, Satoyoshi M, Kawano E, Suzuki Y, Kawase T, Saito S
Abstract excerpt
Osteocyte-like cells were prepared by sequentially treating calvaria from newborn rats with collagenase and chelating agents. On a reconstituted gel of basement membrane components, cells from the third collagenase digest displayed a round shape and expressed the highest level of alkaline phosphatase with minimal osteocalcin deposition into the matrix. On the other hand, cells derived from the interior after EDTA...
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