The amazing osteocyte
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Lynda F Bonewald
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Article
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2011
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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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English
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The last decade has provided a virtual explosion of data on the molecular biology and function of osteocytes. Far from being the “passive placeholder in bone,” this cell has been found to have numerous functions, such as acting as an orchestrator of bone remodeling through regulation of both osteocl