The role of osteoblasts in bone metastasis
The primary role of osteoblasts is to lay down new bone during skeletal development and remodelling. Throughout this process osteoblasts directly interact with other cell types within bone, including osteocytes and haematopoietic stem cells. Osteoblastic cells also signal indirectly to bone-resorbin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Bone Oncology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212137415300750 |