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The origins and roles of osteoclasts in bone development, homeostasis and repair

Yasuhito Yahara1,2,3, Tuyet Nguyen1,4, Koji Ishikawa1,5

  • 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States.

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Keywords:
Bone developmentHematopoietic stem cellOsteoclastYolk sac

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