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Chapter 38, Problem 13RQ
Osteoporosis is a condition where bones become weak and brittle. It is caused by an imbalance in the activity of which cells?
- osteoclasts and osteoblasts
- osteoclasts and osteocytes
- osteoblasts and chondrocytes
- osteocytes and chondrocytes
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