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adj. - Located within bone or cartilage.

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  • Arrows denote growth lines used to age the specimen; HC refers to round haversian canals and EB to layers of endosteal bone.
  • The specimen is inferred to represent a five-year-old individual and to be at a young adult ontogenetic stage, based on a combination of histological features including...
  • Moreover, the mutant mice developed osteopenia with loss of the endosteal lining (Figure S7).
  • The endosteal layer is the internal periosteum for the cranial bones, and contains the bloodvessels for their supply.
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