Assertion: osteoclast | /r/HasProperty | a type of bone cell
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text: An osteoclast (from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (osteon), meaning 'bone', and κλαστός (clastos), meaning 'broken') is a type of bone cell that breaks down bone tissue.
text: The key difference between osteoblasts and osteoclasts is that the osteoblasts are a type of bone cells that form new bones while osteoclasts are another type of bone cells that dissolve bones.
text: Osteoblasts are a type of bone cells that form new bones while osteoclasts are a type of bone cells that dissolve bones.
text: Osteoblasts and osteoclasts are two types of bone cells.
text: An osteoclast is a type of bone cell that is responsible for the bone resorption.
text: Resorption is the breakdown of old bones by osteoclasts, a type of bone cell.
text: An osteoclast (from the Greek words for "bone" and "broken") is a type of bone cell that removes bone tissue by removing the bone's mineralized matrix.
text: An osteoclast (from the Greek words for "bone" and "broken") is a type of bone cell that removes bone tissue by removing the bone's mineralized matrix.
text: Osteoclasts are another type of bone cells that are large and have some unique ultrastructure characteristics such as multiple nuclei, abundant mitochondria and a large number of vacuoles and lysosomes.