Osteoclasts are multinucleated cells that degrade cartilage as well as bone
Osteoclasts are essential for bone remodelling and are normally found at the bone surface where they create resorption pits. Joints are formed where the extremities of bones meet and articulate. Cartilage is composed of chondrocytes and a collagenous extracellular matrix rich in proteoglycan and col...
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.
2018
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