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Bone mineral
Bone mineral
(also called
inorganic bone phase
,
bone salt
, or
bone apatite
) is the
inorganic
component of
bone tissue
. It gives
bones
their
compressive strength
. Bone mineral is formed from carbonated
hydroxyapatite
with lower crystallinity.
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