An Optimized Method to Generate Human Active Osteoclasts From Peripheral Blood Monocytes

Osteoclasts (OCs), the bone-resorbing cells, play a key role in skeletal development and adult bone remodeling. They also participate in the pathogenesis of various bone disorders. One of the major technical difficulties in the generation of OCs, when working on human material, is the ability to ach...

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Main Authors: Dina Abdallah, Marie-Laure Jourdain, Julien Braux, Christine Guillaume, Sophie C. Gangloff, Jacky Jacquot, Frédéric Velard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00632/full