Effect of corticosteroids on human osteoclast formation and activity.

Chronic corticosteroid treatment is known to induce bone loss and osteoporosis. Osteoclasts are specialised bone-resorbing cells that are formed from mononuclear phagocyte precursors that circulate in the monocyte fraction. In this study we have examined the effect of the synthetic glucocorticoid, d...

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主要な著者: Hirayama, T, Sabokbar, A, Athanasou, N
フォーマット: Journal article
言語:English
出版事項: 2002