Histopathological analysis of prostate cancer bone metastases typically shows substantial numbers of osteoblasts adjacent to prostate cancer cells , whereas few or no osteoblasts can be seen in normal bone or in bone metastases from other types of cancer ( kidney and lung cancers , and most cases of breast cancer ) , which most often show ...
Sea urchins, parrot fish, molluscs (like limpets and chitons) feed on coralline algae and they provide microhabitats which offer protection to many young animals including sea urchins, chitons, and limpets.
A very important group of red algae is the coralline algae, which secrete calcium carbonate onto the surface of their cells. Some of these corallines are articulated (right, Corallina, with flexible erect branches; others are crustose (below). These corallines have been used in bone-replacement therapies.