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Pathogenesis of Metastatic Calcification and Acute Pancreatitis in Adult T-Cell Leukemia under Hypercalcemic State

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Developmental stages of osteoblast lineage. Osteoblasts are derived from undifferentiated mesenchymal stem cells. The osteoprogenitor cells progress through defined stages from preosteoblasts to osteoblasts and finally to osteocytes, which is responsible of mineralization and calcified bone formation.
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