Formation Bone Structure Bone by John Howship (1 results)
Language: English
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Two landmark articles by John Howship (1781?1841), a pioneering British surgeon and anatomist renowned for discovering Howship?s lacunae, which are the microscopic resorption pits or depressions on bone surfaces where multinucleated osteoclasts erode and break down bone matrix duri…ng the essential process of bone remodeling. His early 19th-century observations bridged the gap between macro-level bone structure and micro-level bone formation (ossification). Newly rebound in a dark grey hardback binding. Scarce.
