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Bone Resorption

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Bain, S.D., Gross, T.S. (2005). Structural Aspects of Bone Resorption. In: Bronner, F., Farach-Carson, M.C., Rubin, J. (eds) Bone Resorption. Topics in Bone Biology, vol 2. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-016-8_4

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