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Osteoblasts (from the Gr****
combining forms for "bone", ὀστέο-, osteo- and βλαστάνω, blastanō "germinate") are
cells with a
single nucleus that synthesize...
- bone rigidity. Bone
tissue is made up of
different types of bone cells.
Osteoblasts and
osteocytes are
involved in the
formation and
mineralisation of bone;...
- by the RUNX2 gene. RUNX2 is a key
transcription factor ****ociated with
osteoblast differentiation. It has also been
suggested that Runx2
plays a cell proliferation...
- some of
which differentiate into
active osteoblasts (which may
further differentiate to osteocytes).
Osteoblasts/osteocytes
develop in mesenchyme. In mature...
- inactive,
osteoblast are at peak activity. Likewise, at pH 6.9
osteoblast activity is non-existent. The
hormone estrogen is also
important for
osteoblast regulation...
- stem cell, or MSC, is an
unspecialized cell that can
develop into an
osteoblast.
Before it
begins to develop, the
morphological characteristics of a MSC...
- glands, it is also
expressed elsewhere in the body,
specifically in the
osteoblast,
which is
responsible for
making new bone, a
continual and
highly regulated...
-
remodeling is the
process of
laying down new bone
material by
cells named osteoblasts. It is
synonymous with bone
tissue formation.
There are two processes...
-
performing essentially as stem cells—could then
redifferentiate into
osteoblasts and adipocytes. Each
specialized cell type in an
organism expresses a...
-
cells that can
differentiate into a
variety of cell types,
including osteoblasts (bone cells),
chondrocytes (cartilage cells),
myocytes (muscle cells)...
