Organ or Tissue Function
bone resorption
bone re·sorp·tion
Subclass of:
Bone remodeling;
Bone Diseases
Definitions related to bone resorption:
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Bone loss due to osteoclastic activity.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The process in which specialized cells known as osteoclasts degrade the organic and inorganic portions of bone, and endocytose and transport the degradation products.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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