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Descriptor
English
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Osteocytes
Descriptor
Spanish
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Osteocitos
Descriptor
Portuguese
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Osteócitos
Tree Number:
A11.329.629.500
Definition
English
:
Mature
osteoblasts
that have 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.
History Note
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65
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
chemistry
classification
cytology
drug effects
enzymology
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
10190
Unique Identifier:
D010011
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