Assertion: osteoclast | /r/CapableOf | degrade bone
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text: Bone homeostasis and remodeling depend primarily on the coordinated action of two cell types – osteoclasts that degrade bone, and osteoblasts that deposit new bone.
text: The embryonic development of the mammalian skeleton and the maintenance of skeletal and calcium homeostasis during adult life is dependent on the continuous interaction between osteoclasts, which degrade or resorb bone, and osteoblasts, which form bone.