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Isolation, Purification, and Differentiation of Osteoclast Precursors from Rat Bone Marrow
 

Isolation, Purification, and Differentiation of Osteoclast Precursors from Rat Bone Marrow

Article DOI: 10.3791/58895-v 11:11 min May 19th, 2019
May 19th, 2019

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Summary

Osteoclasts are tissue-specific macrophage polykaryons derived from the monocyte-macrophage lineage of hematopoietic stem cells. This protocol describes how to isolate bone marrow cells so that large quantities of osteoclasts are obtained while reducing the risk of accidents found in traditional methods.

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Keywords: Osteoclast Precursors Bone Marrow Isolation Purification Differentiation Cell Culture Cell Extraction Cell Counting Osteoporosis Bone Metabolism
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