EBK HUMAN BIOLOGY
11th Edition
ISBN: 8220100545931
Author: MCMILLAN
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 5, Problem 6SQ
Mineralization of bone tissue requires_______.
- a. calcium ions
- b. osteoclasts
- c. elastin
- d. all of the above
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