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Bone tissue: composition and function.

R A Robinson

    The Johns Hopkins Medical Journal
    |July 1, 1979
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Bone tissue maintains its volume and collagen structure during mineralization, allowing for accurate water content analysis. This finding focuses research on the cells responsible for synthesizing and controlling this unique mineralized tissue.

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    Area of Science:

    • Biomineralization
    • Bone Biology
    • Tissue Engineering

    Background:

    • Bone tissue's structural and chemical importance is significant, yet its composition, particularly water content, has shown variability in analyses.
    • Discrepancies between electron microscope observations of mineralized bone matrix and larger specimen analyses prompted further investigation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the content and distribution of water in bone tissue and whole bone specimens.
    • To understand the changes in bone matrix volume and collagen fibril position during mineralization.
    • To focus research on the cells responsible for bone tissue synthesis and regulation.

    Main Methods:

    • Electron microscopy to observe mineralized bone matrix.
    • Analysis of water content in bone tissue and whole bone specimens of varying porosity.

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  • Comparison of marrow and bone tissue weight and volume with specific gravity of whole bone specimens.
  • Histochemical techniques suitable for electron microscopy to localize enzymes.

    • Main Results:

    • Mineralization replaces water in the premineralized bone matrix without altering bone matrix or whole bone volume, or collagen fibril volume and position.
    • This volume stability during mineralization is a unique characteristic of bone tissue.
    • Analyses demonstrated constancy in bone tissue composition across specimens of varying porosity.

    Conclusions:

    • Bone tissue's unique resistance to volume change during mineralization enables precise water content determination.
    • The consistent composition of bone tissue supports a focus on the cellular mechanisms controlling its synthesis and regulation.
    • Current research investigates the enzyme chemistry of isolated bone cells and the localization of enzymes within bone tissue using advanced microscopy.