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Osteoclasts

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Osteoclasts
Bone cells that break down and remove bone tissue.


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It turns out that osteoclasts have receptors on their surface which are activated by a substance called RANK ligand.
Bone is a living tissue that constantly repairs itself - a process regulated by cells called osteoblasts which form new bone and osteoclasts which remove old bone.
Among the cells they produced were osteoclasts, large white cells involved in the brittle bone disease osteoporosis, and eosinophils, which play a role in allergy and asthma.
 
 
 
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