Osteoclasts release enzymes that break down bone. They do this as part of normal "remodelling" of bone where they absorb some old bone and then osteoblasts lay down new bone. Disorders of the...
Osteoblasts (from the Greek words for "bone" and "germ" or embryonic) are mononucleate cells that are responsible for bone formation; in essence, osteoblasts are specialized fibroblasts that in...
Osteocytes are the actual bones. The osteoclasts produce enzymes that break down the bone cells for the calcium and other salts. Osteoblasts build bone.
estrogen decreases osteoclast(bone reduction remodeling) which decreases osteoporosis. promotes osteoblast activity in bone formation. keeping calcium in bones and keeping bone density/integrity.