The activity of these cells can be assessed by lab tests such as urine or blood NTX or CTX, osteocalcin, alkaline phosphatase, procollagen type 1.
Ukusebenza kwezi seli kuvavanywa elebhu ngeemvavanyo ezifana nezomchamo okanye ezegazi iNTX okanye iCTX, i-osteocalcin, i-alkaline phosphatase, i-procollagen eluhlobo loku-1.