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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| Format: | Journal article |
| Sprache: | English |
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2002
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