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bone tissue

Term ID
UBERON:0002481
Synonyms
  • bone
  • calcium tissue
  • mineralized bone tissue
  • osseous tissue
  • osteogenic tissue
  • portion of bone tissue
Definition
Skeletal tissue with a collagen-rich extracellular matrix vascularized, mineralized with hydroxyapatite and typically including osteocytes located in lacunae that communicate with one another by cell processes (in canaliculi). Bone is deposited by osteoblasts. http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051070
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Relationships
is part of
has parts
is a type of
has subtype
disjoint_from
inverse disjoint_from
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