A mature osteoblast that has 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. [ GOC:tfm MESH:D010011 ]
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Subclass of:
- neural crest-derived structure
- bone cell
- mesoderm-derived structure
- develops from some non-terminally differentiated osteoblast
- part of some bone tissue
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