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Although it has been known for three centuries that compact bone is irrigated by numerous small vessels, it is only in recent times that it has become possible to investigate with any precision the anatomical character and distribution of these vessels in long bones. Histology, microradiography, and, recently molecular biological techniques have all helped to elucidate new facts on the vascular anatomy of bone cortex, and serve to focus attention on the microcirculation as an indispensable factor in the production of bone substance, and the regulation of bone metabolism.
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Brookes, M., Revell, W.J. (1998). Cortex and periosteum. In: Blood Supply of Bone. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1543-4_9
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