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osteocyte
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A mature osteoblast that has become embedded in the bone matrix. They occupy a small cavity, called lacuna, in the matrix and are connected to adjacent osteocytes via protoplasmic projections called canaliculi. [ ]
Term info
Label
osteocyte
comment
VSAO relationship simplified OBO_REL:integral_part_of VSAO:0000118
has broad synonym
bone cell
has obo namespace
cell
Term relations
Subclass of:
- anatomical entity
- bone cell
- develops from some non-terminally differentiated osteoblast
- part of some bone tissue