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Sodium is not part of the bone matrix…
Collagen is a protein that forms the sturdy but flexible framework for the bones. A mineral compound made of Calcium phosphate--also known as hydroxyapitite--is the what gives the bone its rigidity and hardness.
Collagen is a protein that forms the sturdy but flexible framework for the bones. A mineral compound made of Calcium phosphate--also known as hydroxyapitite--is the what gives the bone its rigidity and hardness.