- An
osteocyte, an oblate-shaped type of bone cell with
dendritic processes, is the most
commonly found cell in
mature bone. It can live as long as the...
- Bone
tissue is made up of
different types of bone cells.
Osteoblasts and
osteocytes are
involved in the
formation and
mineralisation of bone; osteoclasts...
-
inactive osteoblasts.
Osteocytes remain alive and are
connected by cell
processes to a
surface layer of osteoblasts.
Osteocytes have
important functions...
- In histology, a
lacuna is a
small space,
containing an
osteocyte in bone, or
chondrocyte in cartilage. The
lacuna are
situated between the lamellae, and...
- of the
osteocytes (called filopodia)
project into
these canals.
These cytoplasmic processes are
joined together by gap junctions.
Osteocytes do not entirely...
- W.; Cleland, T.P.; Bern, M. (2013). "Molecular
analyses of
dinosaur osteocytes support the
presence of
endogenous molecules". Bone. 52 (1). Amsterdam:...
- osteoclasts, and is
deposited by
osteoblasts in a
process called ossification.
Osteocyte activity plays a key role in this process.
Conditions that
result in a...
-
morphogenetic protein (BMP) antagonists.
Sclerostin is
produced primarily by the
osteocyte but is also
expressed in
other tissues, and has anti-anabolic effects...
- clear"), a gap (in the law)
Lacuna (histology), a
small space containing an
osteocyte in bone, or
chondrocyte in
cartilage Muscular lacuna, a
lateral compartment...
-
require a
robust supply of
mitochondria to
facilitate vascular development.
Osteocytes, the most
common cell type
within mature cortical bone,
actively parti****te...
