preosteoclasts

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A form of preosteoclast — A type of cell that develops into an osteoclast

Scrabble 18

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of preosteoclast
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    The experiment was terminated 9 days after arthritis induction. a Number of osteoclasts (** p = 0.009) in the distal femoral epiphysis per bone surface in control ( n = 6) and CAIA ( n = 5) mice, b frequency of preosteoclasts (% CD11b + F4/80 + MCSF-R + cells of CD11b + cells) in bone marrow from control ( n = 11) and CAIA ( n = 13) mice, c frequency of CD4 + T cells (of lymphocytes) ( p = 0.227) in control ( n = 15) and CAIA ( n = 14) mice, and d frequency of IL-17 + cells (of lymphocytes) (* p = 0.049) in control ( n = 14) and CAIA ( n = 14) mice, in draining lymph nodes.

    2015 July 25, Louise Grahnemo et al., “Trabecular bone loss in collagen antibody-induced arthritis”, in Arthritis Research & Therapy, volume 17, →DOI
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