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osteoblast
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000062
non-encoded relationships from VSAO - capable_of_producing VSAO:0000020
Term info
Label
osteoblast
definition
Skeletogenic cell that secretes osteoid, is capable of producing mineralized (hydroxyapatite) matrix, is located adjacent to or within osteoid tissue, and arises from the transformation of a preosteoblast cell.
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cell
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
Term relations
Subclass of:
- progenitor cell
- connective tissue cell
- non-terminally differentiated cell
- produces some osteoid
- develops from some preosteoblast
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