Definition of Osteoblasts. Meaning of Osteoblasts. Synonyms of Osteoblasts

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Definition of Osteoblasts

Osteoblast
Osteoblast Os"te*o*blast, n. [Osteo- + -blast.] (Anat.) One of the protoplasmic cells which occur in the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum, and from or around which the matrix of the bone is developed; an osteoplast.

Meaning of Osteoblasts from wikipedia

- bone formation, osteoblasts function in groups of connected cells. Individual cells cannot make bone. A group of organized osteoblasts together with the...
- bone is then formed by the osteoblasts. Bone is constantly remodeled by the resorption of osteoclasts and created by osteoblasts. Osteoclasts are large cells...
- some of which differentiate into active osteoblasts (which may further differentiate to osteocytes). Osteoblasts/osteocytes develop in mesenchyme. In mature...
- osteoid, the matrix hardens, and the osteoblasts become entrapped, transforming into osteocytes. As osteoblasts continue to secrete osteoid, it surrounds...
- of, an osteoblast. Then the osteoblasts create an extracellular matrix containing Type-I collagen fibrils, which is osteoid. The osteoblasts, while lining...
- role in cell cycle entry and exit in osteoblasts, as well as endothelial cells. Runx2 suppresses pre-osteoblast proliferation by affecting cell cycle...
- mineralized matrix is penetrated by microvessel and numerous osteoblasts. The osteoblasts form new lamellar bone upon the recently exposed surface of the...
- highly cellular containing progenitor cells that develop into osteoblasts. These osteoblasts are responsible for increasing the width of a long bone (the...
- events. Two main types of cells are responsible for bone metabolism: osteoblasts (which secrete new bone), and osteoclasts (which break bone down). The...
- space in the ring of osteoblasts, and eventually fills the bony matrix. After the bone is completely ossified, the osteoblasts retract their calcium...