The Osteocyte: From “Prisoner” to “Orchestrator”
Osteocytes are the most abundant bone cells, entrapped inside the mineralized bone matrix. They derive from osteoblasts through a complex series of morpho-functional modifications; such modifications not only concern the cell shape (from prismatic to dendritic) and location (along the vascular bone...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/6/1/28 |