Concept information
Preferred term
Osteocytes
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Scope note
- Mature osteoblasts that have 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.
History note
- 65
In other languages
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Finnish
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luusolu
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osteocytus
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osteosyytit
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osteosyytti
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010011
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