- (which may
further differentiate to
osteocytes). Osteoblasts/
osteocytes develop in mesenchyme. In
mature bones,
osteocytes and
their processes reside inside...
-
osteocytes reach out to meet osteoblasts, osteoclasts, bone
lining cells, and
other osteocytes probably for the
purposes of communication.
Osteocytes...
- of the
osteocytes (called filopodia)
project into
these canals.
These cytoplasmic processes are
joined together by gap junctions.
Osteocytes do not entirely...
-
Research has
shown that
viable osteocytes (another type of bone cell) may
prevent osteoclastogenesis,
whereas apoptotic osteocytes tend to
induce osteoclast...
-
inactive osteoblasts.
Osteocytes remain alive and are
connected by cell
processes to a
surface layer of osteoblasts.
Osteocytes have
important functions...
- They
allow blood vessels and
nerves to
travel through them to
supply the
osteocytes. Each
Haversian canal generally contains one or two
capillaries and many...
- W.; Cleland, T.P.; Bern, M. (2013). "Molecular
analyses of
dinosaur osteocytes support the
presence of
endogenous molecules". Bone. 52 (1). Amsterdam:...
- bone matrix, they
differentiate into
osteocytes,
which reside in the
lacunae and
maintain bone tissue. The
osteocytes connect to each
other and the Haversian...
- 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...
-
become osteocytes. At this point, the
osteoid becomes mineralized resulting in a
nidus consisting of
mineralized osteoid that
contains osteocytes and is...
