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A light and scanning electron microscopic study of osteocyte activity in calcium-deficient rats

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The material herein is an extension of an earlier study of osteocyte lacunae in calcium-deficient rats, utilizing morphometric measurements in undecalcified bone sections and scanning electron microscopy. The results confirm our earlier finding that bone resorption resulting from a low-calcium diet is not accompanied by osteocytic resorption.

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  1. Istituto di Anatomia umana normale, Universita di Modena, Italy

    G. Marotti, V. Canè & M. A. Muglia

  2. Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, 301 East 17th Street, 10003, New York, NY, USA

    H. A. Sissons M.D., G. J. Kelman & L. Ling

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Sissons, H.A., Kelman, G.J., Ling, L. et al. A light and scanning electron microscopic study of osteocyte activity in calcium-deficient rats. Calcif Tissue Int 46, 33–37 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555822

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