Cancer-Induced Bone Loss (IMAGE)

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Cancer-Induced Bone Loss

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The first observation of cancer-induced bone loss by intravital microscopy shows surrounding bone cells in cyan, bone remodeling in white; bone-destroying osteoclasts in yellow, and two colors for cancer cells: green for prostate cancer cell nucleus and red for the cytoplasm.

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MD Anderson Cancer Center

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