"Osteocytes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Mature osteoblasts that have become embedded in the BONE MATRIX. They occupy a small cavity, called lacuna, in the matrix and are connected to adjacent osteocytes via protoplasmic projections called canaliculi.
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D010011
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.329.629.500
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteocytes" by people in Profiles.
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Dean AK, Harris SE, Kalajzic I, Ruan J. A systems biology approach to the identification and analysis of transcriptional regulatory networks in osteocytes. BMC Bioinformatics. 2009 Sep 17; 10 Suppl 9:S5.
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Echeverria JJ, Montero M, Abad D, Gay C. Exostosis following a free gingival graft. J Clin Periodontol. 2002 May; 29(5):474-7.