The science of bones under constant construction

The hidden life of bones

An electron micrograph o mature osteocyte (bone cell) in the artificial three-dimensional culture designed to mimic conditions in the developing embryo. The cell is digitally colored in red to highlight its surface and branches. Each osteocyte sits in a "cave" called lacuna and lacunae are connected to one another by small canals called canaliculi. The size of the cell is approximately 100 micrometers.

Osteoblasts and osteoclasts rebuild bone throughout life

Stanford Medicine Magazine

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