Term: otolith regulation of bone mineralization
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Name: otolith
Synonyms: immature otolith, immature otoliths, statolith
Definition: Portion of organism substance composed of calcium carbonate located in the otolith organ and positioned over a sensory macula; two form in each vesicle during the late segmentation period. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for otolith by T. Whitfield.)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001617]
Name: regulation of bone mineralization
Synonyms:
Definition: Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of bone mineralization.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030500]    QuickGO    AmiGO