Rate of mineralization of newly formed osteoid can be estimated by the following:
Tetracycline -becomes fixed in new forming mineralizing bone, exhibits a characteristic fluorescence when viewed by UV light 2 doses of tetracycline given a few of days apa, 2 bands of fluorescence- separated by an interval of unlabelled new bone formed during the period between doses. Rate of mineralization of newly formed osteoid is estimated by tetracycline labelling
Von Kossa staining for calcium
Alzarin red stain
Labelled tetracycline
Immunofluorescence
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