Assertion: apoptotic osteocyte | /r/Causes | bone resorption
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text: The fact that apoptotic osteocytes trigger bone resorption, taken together with the evidence that osteocyte apoptosis is inhibited by estrogens and bisphosphonates, raises the possibility that preservation of osteocyte viability contributes to the antiremodeling properties of these agents.