bone cells respond by removing Ca2+ from the blood and storing it in the bone kidneycells respond by increasing the excretion of Ca2+ Both types of cells have surface receptors for calcitonin. Full article >>>
bone cells The hard, rigid form of connective tissue constituting most of the skeleton of vertebrates; composed chiefly of calcium salts. Also called bone (osseous) tissue. Bone os, G. osteon = bone. Full article >>>
osteocytes Bone cells that lay down new bone; found in the concentric layers of compact bone. Bone cell, a type of connective tissue. PICTURE ... Full article >>>
Bone cells include osteoblasts, so called Bone Lining Cells, osteocytes and osteoclasts. Osteoblasts are typically viewed as bone forming cells. Full article >>>
[Gr. osteon - bone; Gr. kytos - a hollow vessel, modern usage: cyt- denotes a cell] A mature bone cell derived from an osteoblast and located within a lacuna. Full article >>>
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