Cell type

Osteoblast

Osteoblasts build new bone matrix and help control its mineralization.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000062View source record ↗

Overview

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Osteoblasts build new bone matrix and help control its mineralization.

AT A GLANCE

Body systemMusculoskeletal & Cardiovascular

Typical locationBone surfaces

Lineage / classBone-forming cell

Cell Ontology IDCL:0000062

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All 3 Structured Connections

Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Osteoblast · Cell type

Connective Tissue Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Osteoblast · Cell type

Osteoblast · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Connective Tissue Cell · Cell type