PubMed · 1222288
[Notes on osteoclastic resorption].
Abstract
Microradiography of transverse sections in diaphyseal compact bone of old dogs shows many osteons with irregularly delimited haversian canals, very similar to a resorption cavity (fig. 1). Microradiography of longitudinal sections in the same material reveals that the enlargement of the canal affects only a fraction of its length (fig. 2). After methylene blue staining, no osteoclasts have been observed but only small mononucleated cells (fig. 3 and 4). The signification of these observations is discussed.
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A Dhem, N Piret. 1975. [Notes on osteoclastic resorption].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1222288/
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