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From: Biomineralization of bone tissue: calcium phosphate-based inorganics in collagen fibrillar organic matrices

Fig. 11

a Representation of model and mechanism for bone mineral formation [147]. b Representation diagram of mechanism by sympathetic nerves affecting bone formation inhibition and resorption promotion [148]. c Diagram describing a possible bone mineralization mechanism [149]. Col, collagen; AChE, acetylcholinesterase; nAChR, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Ach, acetylcholine; NE, norepinephrine; AR, adrenergic receptor; M3R, muscarinic 3 receptor; NET, norepinephrine transporter; CB, cannabinoid; NPY, anxiolytic neurotransmitter and cotransmitter

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