The phylogenetic origin and evolution of acellular bone in teleost fishes: insights into osteocyte function in bone metabolism

ABSTRACT Vertebrate bone is composed of three main cell types: osteoblasts, osteoclasts and osteocytes, the latter being by far the most numerous. Osteocytes are thought to play a fundamental role in bone physiology and homeostasis, however they are entirely absent in most extant species of teleosts...

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