# Origin of osteoclasts: mature monocytes and macrophages are capable of differentiating into osteoclasts under a suitable microenvironment prepared by bone marrow-derived stromal cells.

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/origin-of-osteoclasts-mature-monocytes-and-macrophages-are-capable-of/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Nobuyuki Udagawa,N. Takahashi,Takuhiko Akatsu,Haruo Tanaka,T. Sasaki,Tatsuji Nishihara,Tomohiro Koga,T. John Martin,Toshio Suda |
| Citations | 1,050 |
| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.87.18.7260 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | green |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2044482752 |
| PMID | 2169622 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 1990 |

## Paper authors

- [Tomohiro Koga](https://scholariq.org/researchers/tomohiro-koga/)

## Paper journal

- [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences](https://scholariq.org/journals/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Bone Metabolism and Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/bone-metabolism-and-diseases/)

## Paper topics

- [Bone Metabolism and Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/bone-metabolism-and-diseases/)
- [Bone and Dental Protein Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/bone-and-dental-protein-studies/)
- [Bone health and treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/bone-health-and-treatments/)

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