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Role of Organic Phosphate in Mineralization of Bone in vitroMedical Research Council Group in Periodontal Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Calvarial periostea were dissected from 17-day-old embryonic chicks and folded with the osteogenic cells in apposition. The folded explants were cultured for up to six d on serum and plasma clots or in serum-free hormone-supplemented completely-defined medium. Osteoid consistently formed in such cultures in both types of media, and this osteoid mineralized when appropriate levels of β-glycerophosphate were added to each type of medium. The data presented suggest that the levels of organic phosphate might be more important than inorganic phosphates as a limiting factor in the initiation of mineralization of bone in vitro.
Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 60, No. 3 Suppl,
1586-1589 (1981) |
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