Osteocyte
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osteocyte-301-10435806
title:
Osteocyte
text:
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 organism itself. The adult human body has about 42 billion of them. Osteocytes do not divide and have an average half life of 25 years. They are derived from osteoprogenitor cells, some of which differentiate into active osteoblasts. Osteoblasts/osteocytes develop in mesenchyme. In mature bones, osteocytes and their processes reside inside spaces c
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description:
Mature osteoblasts which helps in communication between cells and also in molecular synthesis
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteocyte
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date modified:
2023-09-20T19:16:15Z
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