Osteoclasts
Description
  A large multinuclear cell associated with the BONE RESORPTION. An odontoclast, also called cementoclast, is cytomorphologically the same as an osteoclast and is involved in CEMENTUM resorption.
Synonyms
  Odontoclasts
Cementoclast
Cementoclasts
Odontoclast
Osteoclast
Parents
  Macrophages
See Also
  Bone Resorption
Osteoblasts
Experts
  Carol Gay
Roland Leach, Jr.
Allan Lipton
Michael B. Smith
Shao-Cong Sun
Jun You
Min-Ying Zhang
Tree Numbers
  A11.329.372.700
A11.627.482.700
MeSH ID
  D010010

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