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osteocyte

(Science: pathology) osteoblast that is embedded in bony tissue and which is relatively inactive.


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Re: Why is exercise important?

Along with maintaining weight as you mentioned, exercise maintains skeletal integrity by balancing osteocyte activity. Core strength is also maintained, which helps in everyday life.

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by Sufian
Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:55 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why is exercise important?
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Views: 831

Osteocytes :O

I need some help I am doing a project on Osteocytes (bone cells) I am making a model of the osteocyte out of clay. I need to know like what parts of the osteocyte are called. And the stuff like the nucleus and ribosomes, golgi, etc. Labeled. is there anyone who can find ...

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by somed00d
Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:45 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Osteocytes :O
Replies: 4
Views: 1209

Bone remodelling

... Failure of bone remodeling to occur normally in certain disease states is of interest: for example, micropetrotic bone contains few if any viable osteocytes and usually contains a much larger number of microscopic cracks than adjacent living bone (4.1.23). This suggests that the osteocytes play ...

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by Dr.Stein
Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:09 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Bone remodelling
Replies: 9
Views: 4836

bone cells

bone cells are called osteocytes. bone contain matrix calle ossein.matrix layers to form lamella. each lamella has space called lacunae.and each lacunae has one bone cell(osteocyte).i hope it helps. or do u want more? :

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by pratistha
Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:42 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Bone Cells
Replies: 5
Views: 1649


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