The role of osteoclasts in breast cancer bone metastasis
Breast cancer frequently metastasises to the skeleton, interfering with the normal bone remodelling process and inducing bone degradation. Bone degradation is caused by osteoclasts, the normal bone-resorbing cells. Osteoclast-mediated bone degradation subsequently leads to the release of bone-derive...
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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 |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212137415300804 |