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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Päätekijät: Hirayama, T, Sabokbar, A, Athanasou, N
Aineistotyyppi: Journal article
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: 2002