low-power scanning electron microscope image of normal bone architecture in the 3 rd lumbar vertebra...
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Low-power scanning electron microscope image of normal bonearchitecture in the 3rd lumbar vertebra of a 30 year old womanmarrow and other cells removed to reveal thick, interconnected plates of bone
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Low-power scanning electron micrograph of osteoporotic bonearchitecture in the 3rd lumbar vertebra of a 71 yr old womanmarrow and other cells removed to reveal eroded bone elements
Low-power scanning electron micrograph of osteoporotic bonearchitecture in the 3rd lumbar vertebra of a 71 yr old womanmarrow and other cells removed to reveal eroded bone elements
Trabecular bone element eroded by osteoclasts
Scanning electron micrograph of a rat osteoclast and resorption pit on a bone surface