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Aug 2026
The cortical microenvironment drives early immune organization and controls early osteoclastogenesis in bone healing
A specialized cortical niche is identified that coordinates immune and stromal cells to drive early osteoclast formation during fracture healing and shows that aging primarily impairs this supportive microenvironment rather than the cells themselves.
Anne Noom, H. Oktay, Duncan M. Morgan et al.
· Nature Communications · 0 citations