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Number and Arrangement of Osteons in Corresponding Regions of Homotypic Long Bones

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TETRACYCLINES administered in vivo become incorporated into recently laid down rapidly calcifying bone-tissue; the labelled material can be detected by its fluorescence in ultra-violet light1–5. This technique represents a very valuable new tool in the investigation of bone growth and reconstruction.

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MAROTTI, G. Number and Arrangement of Osteons in Corresponding Regions of Homotypic Long Bones. Nature 191, 1400–1401 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/1911400a0

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