Osteoclasts in Bone with TTP/Without TTP (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Osteoclasts in Bone with TTP/Without TTP

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The removal of the gene that produces TTP progressively increases the presence of osteoclasts (red) -- cells that break down and absorb bone -- causing rapid bone loss in mice (middle) compared with healthy mice (left).

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Photo: Keith Kirkwood

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