Vertebrate Skeletal Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: February 21, 2018
Preferred Name

osteocyte
Synonyms
Definitions

Skeletogenic cell that secretes and is embedded in lacunae within mineralized bone matrix and that arises from the transformation of non-terminally differentiated osteoblasts. Interconnected with other osteocytes in lacunae by canaliculi.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VSAO_0000124

Obsolete

true

database_cross_reference

CL:0000137

definition

Skeletogenic cell that secretes and is embedded in lacunae within mineralized bone matrix and that arises from the transformation of non-terminally differentiated osteoblasts. Interconnected with other osteocytes in lacunae by canaliculi.

deprecated

true

has_obo_namespace

vertebrate_skeletal_anatomy

id

VSAO:0000124

label

osteocyte

notation

VSAO:0000124

prefLabel

osteocyte

term replaced by

CL:0000137

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