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For the first time, mononuclear cell-mediated ingestion of osteoid in cultures of long bones of fetal rats is described and characterized. The mononuclear cells, located at sites of osteoid deposition, ingest collagen fibrils and clumps of mineral crystals which are segregated within cytoplasmic vacuoles or multivesicular bodies. The ingestion of osteoid continues in cultures treated with agents that normally inhibit osteoclastic bone resorption. Morphologically, the osteoid-containing cells are characterized by a moderate number of mitochondria and short-stranded rough endoplasmic reticulum, a modest Golgi apparatus and variable numbers of vesicles, vacuoles, and multivesicular bodies. The morphologic appearance of the mononuclear cell is consistent with that of a macrophage.
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This study was supported by NIH Grants DE-04443 and AM-16858
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Rifkin, B.R., Baker, R.L., Somerman, M.J. et al. Osteoid resorption by mononuclear cells in vitro. Cell Tissue Res. 210, 493–500 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00220205
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