shape modulation of osteoblast-osteocyte transformation and its correlation with the fibrillar organization in secondary osteons

• Published in: Cell and tissue research Vol. 340; no. 3; pp. 533 - 540
• Main Authors: Pazzaglia, Ugo E, Congiu, Terenzio, Marchese, Marcella, Dell'Orbo, Carlo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 01.06.2010
• Subjects: collagen; Collagen fibrillogenesis; cortex; Fibripositor; maceration; Osteoblast; osteoblasts; Osteocyte; Rabbit (New Zealand white); scanning electron microscopy; Secondary osteon

Cortex fractured surface and graded osmic maceration techniques were used to study the secretory activity of osteoblasts, the transformation of osteoblast to osteocytes, and the structural organization of the matrix around the cells with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A specialized membrane dif...