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RECENT work has emphasized the heterogeneous composition of compact bone. According to X-ray absorption, young osteons contain less calcium than the others1. Histological methods indicate that the mucopolysaccharides of the ground-substance are different in the preosseous layers, in the incompletely calcified osteons, and in the fully mineralized structures2.
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VINCENT, J. Distribution of Sodium in Compact Bone, as Revealed by Autoradiography of Neutron-Activated Sections. Nature 184, 1332–1333 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841332a0
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