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Phosphatases and bone growth
Author(s) -
VILMANN H.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1977.tb00567.x
Subject(s) - acid phosphatase , chemistry , bone resorption , alkaline phosphatase , apposition , resorption , phosphatase , skull , in vivo , biochemistry , anatomy , endocrinology , biology , enzyme , genetics
– By mapping the distribution of resorptive and appositional surfaces in rat skull bones with the help of in vivo staining with alizarin, red S, it has been possible to study the connection between patterns of bone growth and alkaline and acid phosphatase activity on bone surfaces. Alkaline phosphatase activity obviously bears no specific relation to appositional and resorptive surfaces as all surfaces react strongly. Acid phosphatase activity, in contrast, is most marked at sites of resorption.