JoVE Journal
Immunology and Infection
Immunology and Infection
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This protocol includes dissection of murine long bones and bone marrow isolation, to generate bone marrow macrophages and produce osteoclasts using macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) and receptor activator of nuclear factor Kappa-B ligand (RANKL) or tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and their arrest by anti-c-fms antibody, M-CSF receptor.