The process in which specialized cells known as osteoclasts degrade the organic and inorganic portions of bone, and endocytose and transport the degradation products.
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1 Kerckring laid the foundation of a knowledge of the process of ossification .
2 Developing cartilage serves as a template for long-bone development during endochondral ossification .
3 Low levels of phosphate can disrupt bone ossification and predispose to fractures.
4 The head was sufficiently developed and the cranial bones considerably advanced in ossification .
5 The foundations of the skull are now complete, and ossification gradually sets in.
1 The latter directly or indirectly participate in tissue destruction and bone resorption .
2 Osteoclastic miR-34a-overexpressing transgenic mice exhibit lower bone resorption and higher bone mass.
3 Telmisartan treatment significantly suppressed the alveolar bone resorption of infected MgΔ mice.
4 Histomorphometric analyses support that this occurs through an inhibition of bone resorption .
5 Increased bone resorption is a key feature in each of these syndromes.
6 Bisphosphonates are a class of pyrophosphate analogs that actively inhibit bone resorption .
7 Postmenopausal osteoporosis is characterized by increased bone resorption due to estrogen deficiency.
8 Multiple myeloma is characterized by bone destruction mediated by osteoclastic bone resorption .
9 Even in clinically uninfected ears, inflammation and bone resorption could be observed.
10 Compared with complete SCI men, incomplete SCI men show attenuated bone resorption .
11 Methods: The urinary excretion of bone resorption markers was tested using different assays.
12 Periodontitis is a common chronic inflammatory disease, which leads to alveolar bone resorption .
13 Parameters of bone resorption were not significantly altered in the animals with ovariohysterectomy.
14 The process of osteoclastic bone resorption is complex and regulated at multiple levels.
15 Conclusion: Alendronate plus vitamin D and calcium was effective in reducing bone resorption .
16 We describe a control mechanism of bone resorption by the adaptive immune system.
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