Role of endothelium in osteoclast formation from human peripheral blood precursors in health and disease
Osteoclasts are large multinucleated cells responsible for the degradation of bone matrix. Osteoclast precursors (OCL-Ps) are of haematopoietic origin, being members of the mononuclear phagocyte system that circulate amongst the fraction of CD14+ cells in peripheral blood. OCL-Ps reach sites of oste...
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University of Aberdeen
2002
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.394315 |