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osteocyte

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000137

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. [ GOC:tfm MESH:D010011 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • CALOHA:TS-1167
  • BTO:0002038
  • VSAO:0000124
  • FMA:66779
Subsets

human_reference_atlas

comment

VSAO relationship simplified OBO_REL:integral_part_of VSAO:0000118

has broad synonym

bone cell

prefLabel

Osteocyte

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606