The Role of Calcium and Nicotinic Acid Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate (NAADP) in Human Osteoclast Formation and Resorption.

Osteoclasts are specialised bone resorbing cells which form by fusion of circulating mononuclear phagocyte precursors. Bone resorption results in the release of large amounts of calcium into the extracellular fluid (ECF), but it is not certain whether changes in extracellular calcium concentration [...

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Main Authors: Cheng, X, Hookway, E, Kashima, T, Oppermann, U, Galione, A, Athanasou, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer US 2015