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Science 17 March 1967:
Vol. 155. no. 3768, pp. 1423 - 1424
DOI: 10.1126/science.155.3768.1423
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Giant-Ceil Centrioles

James L. Matthews 1, James H. Martin 1, George J. Race 1, and Elliott J. Collins 2

1 Department of Anatomy, Baylor University College of Dentistry, Baylor Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
2 Schering Corporation, Bloomfield, New Jersey

The giant cell of osteoclastic origin and the giant cell produced in response to foreign bodies are characterized by multiple nuclei. Electron microscopy of these multinucleated cells reveals a special centrosphere in the osteoclast, which is not typical of other types of giant cells.

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