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  2. Chitin - Wikipedia

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    Plants also have receptors that can cause a response to chitin, namely chitin elicitor receptor kinase 1 and chitin elicitor-binding protein. [19] The first chitin receptor was cloned in 2006. [ 20 ] When the receptors are activated by chitin, genes related to plant defense are expressed, and jasmonate hormones are activated, which in turn ...

  3. Bone resorption - Wikipedia

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    Bone remodeling is a process which maintains bone strength and ion homeostasis by replacing discrete parts of old bone with newly synthesized packets of proteinaceous matrix. [5] Bone is resorbed by osteoclasts, and is deposited by osteoblasts in a process called ossification. [6] Osteocyte activity plays a key role in this process. Conditions ...

  4. Osteoclast - Wikipedia

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    An osteoclast (from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (osteon) 'bone' and κλαστός (clastos) 'broken') is a type of bone cell that breaks down bone tissue.This function is critical in the maintenance, repair, and remodeling of bones of the vertebral skeleton.

  5. Why do bones break? - AOL

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    And no matter what you call it — it means the bone is in trouble. "So, there are lots of different types of breaks, but ultimately cracked, broken, fractured, snapped. You pick the term.

  6. Osteoblast - Wikipedia

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    Osteoclasts break down bone tissue, and along with osteoblasts and osteocytes form the structural components of bone. In the hollow within bones are many other cell types of the bone marrow . Components that are essential for osteoblast bone formation include mesenchymal stem cells (osteoblast precursor) and blood vessels that supply oxygen and ...

  7. Osteophagy - Wikipedia

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    Osteophagy is the practice in which animals, usually herbivores, consume bones. Most vegetation around the world lacks sufficient amounts of phosphate . [ 1 ] Phosphorus is an essential mineral for all animals, as it plays a major role in the formation of the skeletal system , and is necessary for many biological processes including: energy ...

  8. Chemical process of decomposition - Wikipedia

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    Decomposition in animals is a process that begins immediately after death and involves the destruction of soft tissue, leaving behind skeletonized remains. The chemical process of decomposition is complex and involves the breakdown of soft tissue, as the body passes through the sequential stages of decomposition. [2]

  9. Bone healing - Wikipedia

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    The osteoblasts form new lamellar bone upon the recently exposed surface of the mineralized matrix. This new lamellar bone is in the form of trabecular bone. Eventually, all of the woven bone and cartilage of the original fracture callus is replaced by trabecular bone, restoring most of the bone's original strength. [citation needed]