Fig 1 - A preliminary study of microscopic evidence for lactation in cattle

Schematic diagram of a forming osteon or bone remodelling unit. Osteoclasts (bone resorbing cells) cut a longitudinal tunnel through existing cortical bone. The tunnel is subsequently infilled by osteoblasts (bone forming cells), which lay down new layers of bone arranged concentrically around a central space called a Haversian canal.

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Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of a forming osteon or bone remodelling unit. Osteoclasts (bone resorbing cells) cut a longitudinal tunnel through existing cortical bone. The tunnel is subsequently infilled by osteoblasts (bone forming cells), which lay down new layers of bone arranged concentrically around a central space called a Haversian canal.

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