The mineralized osteocyte: A living fossil

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 449-456

  Bell, Lynne S ^a   Kayser, Mike ^b   Jones, Chris ^c,d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d HITACHI HIGH TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone; Fossilization; Mineralization; Osteocyte; Preservation

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; CELL PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

APOPTOSIS; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BONE MINERALIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; LIVING FOSSIL; NONHUMAN; OSTEOCYTE; PRESERVATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; DEATH; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FOSSILS; LONDON; MAMMALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OSTEOCYTES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 57149103954     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20886     Document Type: Article

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