Kasonga, Abe E.Boeyens, Jan Christoffel AntonieCoetzee, Magdalena2012-11-272012-11-272012Kasonga, A.E., Boeyens, J.C.A. & Coetzee, M., 2012, ‘In vitro effekte van eikosapentaënöesuur en prostaglandien E3 op proliferasie, osteoklastvorming en beenresorpsie in RAW 264.7 muismakrofae’, Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie 31(1), Art. #290, 1 page. http://dx.DOI.org/10.4102/satnt.v31i1.290.0254-3486 (print)2222-4173 (online)10.4102/satnt.v31i1.290http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20503This abstract was initially presented at the annual Biological Sciences Symposium, presented under the protection of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns. The symposium was held at the University of Johannesburg on 01 October 2011.This study investigated the effects of eicosapentanoic acid and prostaglandin E3 on osteoclast formation and bone resorption in RAW 264.7 murine pre-osteoclasts. Data obtained suggests an inhibitory effect of these compounds on osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption in the cell line tested.Afrikaans© 2012. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.EikosapentaënöesuurEicosapentanoic acidProstaglandien E3Prostaglandin E3RAW 264.7 murine macrophagesRAW 264.7 muismakrofaeProliferasieProliferationOsteoklastvormingOsteoclast formationBeenresorpsieBone resorptionOsteoclasts -- ResearchBone resorption -- ResearchArticle