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Multinuclearity of Osteoclasts

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THE origin and function of the multinuclear osteoclast cell are of continuing interest among contemporary investigators, and have a long history among investigations on amphibian regeneration1,2.

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SCHMIDT, A. Multinuclearity of Osteoclasts. Nature 199, 1113–1114 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/1991113b0

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