Osteoblast programmed cell death (apoptosis): modulation by growth factors and cytokines.
Published in Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research • May 1, 1998
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R L Jilka
R S Weinstein
T Bellido
Abstract
Once osteoblasts have completed their bone-forming function, they are either entrapped in bone matrix and become osteocytes or remain on the surface as lining cells. Nonetheless, 50-70% of the osteoblasts initially present at the remodeling site cannot be accounted for after enumeration of lining ce...
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