Isolation and Generation of Osteoblasts

Methods Mol Biol. 2019:1914:21-38. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8997-3_2.

Abstract

This chapter describes the isolation, culture, and staining of osteoblasts. The key advantages of this assay are that it allows direct measurement of bone matrix deposition and mineralization, as well as yielding good quantities of osteoblasts at defined stages of differentiation for molecular and histological analysis. An additional focus of this chapter will be the culture of osteoblasts from less conventional animal species.

Keywords: Bone formation; Mineralization; Osteoblast.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn
  • Biological Assay / instrumentation
  • Biological Assay / methods*
  • Bone and Bones / cytology
  • Calcification, Physiologic / physiology
  • Cell Differentiation*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Histocytological Preparation Techniques / instrumentation
  • Histocytological Preparation Techniques / methods*
  • Humans
  • Osteoblasts / physiology*
  • Primary Cell Culture / instrumentation
  • Primary Cell Culture / methods*