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There has been great interest in the identifying the mechanisms by which apoptosis is regulated in bone over recent years and in the biological role that this process plays in bone metabolism and bone disease. Here, we describe several methods for the detection of apoptosis in bone sections and in bone cell cultures.
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Riahi, S., Noble, B. (2012). Techniques for the Study of Apoptosis in Bone. In: Helfrich, M., Ralston, S. (eds) Bone Research Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 816. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-415-5_22
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