High extracellular calcium stimulates os
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Hiroshi Kaji; Toshitsugu Sugimoto; Masanori Kanatani; Kazuo Chihara
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Article
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2009
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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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English
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## Abstract The present study was performed to examine the effect of the high concentration of extracellular calcium ([Ca^2+^]~e~) on osteoclastβlike cell formation and boneβresorbing activity in the presence or absence of osteoblasts. High [Ca^2+^]~e~ (3 and 5 mM) significantly stimulated osteocla