Modalities for visualization of cortical bone remodeling: the past, present and near future

Bone’s ability to respond to load-related phenomena and repair microdamage is achieved through the remodeling process which renews bone by activating groups of cells known as Basic Multicellular Units (BMUs). The products of BMUs, secondary osteons, have been extensively studied via classic two-dime...

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Main Authors: Kimberly Dawn Harrison, David Michael Lane Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2015.00122/full