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
- BTO:0002038
- FMA:66779
- VSAO:0000124
- CALOHA:TS-1167
human_reference_atlas
VSAO relationship simplified OBO_REL:integral_part_of VSAO:0000118
bone cell
Osteocyte
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- anatomical entity
- bone cell
- develops from some non-terminally differentiated osteoblast
- part of some bone tissue