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Added information on the presence of blood vessels in the marrow-filled spaces of cancellous bone and on the relatively high level of metabolic activity in cancellous bone. Apr 16, 2015
Added an illustration of a human long bone, with a magnified cross-section of the interior. Apr 16, 2015
New illustration added. Jan 14, 2009
Article revised and updated. Oct 17, 2007
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