Preferred Name |
osteocyte |
Synonyms |
bone cell |
Definitions |
VSAO relationship simplified OBO_REL:integral_part_of VSAO:0000118 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. |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000137 |
comment |
VSAO relationship simplified OBO_REL:integral_part_of VSAO:0000118 |
database_cross_reference |
FMA:66779 BTO:0002038 VSAO:0000124 CALOHA:TS-1167 |
definition |
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. |
develops_from | |
has_broad_synonym |
bone cell |
label |
osteocyte |
part_of | |
prefixIRI |
CL:0000137 |
prefLabel |
osteocyte |
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subClassOf |