| pubmed-article:12438772 | pubmed:abstractText | Osteoblasts are classically considered to play an important role during bone tissue development, and to be involved in the formation of mineralized bone matrix. Recent reports have suggested that they can also exert some activities directly associated with the immune system (cytokine synthesis and antigen presentation). Moreover, some authors have found antigens on osteoblast-like cells normally expressed by other cells with a common origin in bone marrow. | lld:pubmed |
