osteoblast
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. [ MESH:D010006 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000034 ]
Term info
- BTO:0001593
- FMA:66780
- CALOHA:TS-0720
human_reference_atlas
non-encoded relationships from VSAO - capable_of_producing VSAO:0000020
Osteoblast
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- progenitor cell
- connective tissue cell
- non-terminally differentiated cell
- produces some osteoid
- develops from some preosteoblast