Term Name: cementocyte
Synonyms: cementocytes
Definition: An osteocytelike cell with numerous processes, trapped in a lacuna in the cement of the tooth.
Appears at: Hatching:Long-pec (48.0h-60.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009087]

Relationships
develops from: cementoblast mesenchymal cell
is part of: ceratobranchial 5 tooth
is a type of: cell

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