Developmental process of bone and bone marrow (IMAGE)

Kyushu University

Developmental process of bone and bone marrow

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An illustration of bone and bone marrow development. During the process, osteoclasts (cells in blue) expand the marrow cavity by absorbing and removing unnecessary bone. In this study, the team found that in early bone development septoclasts (cells in red) and bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs: cells in green) play a two-step role to build bone marrow.

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Shinichiro Sawa / Kyushu University

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