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Almost as soon as bone is formed, it is subject to remodeling. One of the cells involved in the reshaping of bone is
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the osteoclast (arrow). Osteoclasts are multinucleated cells located in resorption cavities (Howship's lacunae) at the
periphery of bone. Hydrolases within osteoclast lysosomes participate in the reshaping of bone spicules.
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