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• call: Removal of calcium from the bones ( to where needed ) requires the activity of cells called osteoclasts.

• bone-resorbing: Science 276, 270-273, PubMed 62 Nesbitt, S.A. and Horton, M.A. ( 1997 ) Trafficking of matrix collagens through bone-resorbing osteoclasts.

• activate: We are currently studying the mechanisms by which low pH activates mature osteoclasts.

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• mature: We are currently studying the mechanisms by which low pH activates mature osteoclasts.

• murine: Hughes et al ' Bisphosphonates promote apoptosis in murine osteoclasts in vitro and vivo ' .

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• formation: We are studying two children with a failure of osteoclast formation.

• activity: The stimulus to osteoclast activity in myeloma has not been clearly identified.

• function: Further evidence suggests that vitamin K is also able to inhibit osteoclast function.

• precursor: Examining the effects of antiresorptive therapies on circulating osteoclast precursor populations.

• cell: Osteoclast cells continually replace and repair bone, but the constant call to action issued by the overworked defenses forces this reaction too far.

• biology: Senior Research Fellow Special Interests: osteoclast biology, prosthesis loosening James Triffitt Ph.D.

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• vitro: Hughes et al ' Bisphosphonates promote apoptosis in murine osteoclasts in vitro and vivo ' .