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loading...| Preferred Name | osteocyte | |
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| Definitions |
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. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TAO_0009083 |
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| Obsolete |
true |
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| database_cross_reference |
CL:0000137 |
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| 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. |
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| deprecated |
true |
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teleost_anatomy |
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TAO:0009083 |
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| label |
osteocyte |
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| notation |
TAO:0009083 |
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| prefLabel |
osteocyte |
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| term replaced by |
CL:0000137 |
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