The effects of silicate ions on human os
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S. Zou; D. Ireland; R. A. Brooks; N. Rushton; S. Best
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Silicon has been shown to have important effects on skeletal development and repair, and soluble silicate ions have been found to stimulate the expression of typeβI collagen in osteoblastβlike cell cultures. Furthermore, silicon has been incorporated into the hydroxyapatite lattice and