Founding Editorial – Bone Biology
Author(s) -
Félix Bronner
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the scientific world journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.453
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 2356-6140
pISSN - 1537-744X
DOI - 10.1100/tsw.2002.213
Subject(s) - skeleton (computer programming) , extracellular matrix , bone structure , bone matrix , vertebrate , extracellular , calcium , bone formation , microbiology and biotechnology , anatomy , biology , chemistry , biochemistry , endocrinology , cartilage , gene , organic chemistry
The skeleton is a complicated vertebrate structure, comprised of bone cells that form, modulate, and resorb the extracellular structure of bone. It is the extracellular structure, made up of the bone mineral (largely calcium phosphate) and the bone matrix, which constitutes the visible skeleton and the mechanical support for the vertebrate body. The matrix is the protein structure on which the bone mineral is laid down, many components of which have been identified in recent years.
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