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Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones
Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones

Preferred term

Bone and Bones  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A specialized CONNECTIVE TISSUE that is the main constituent of the SKELETON. The principal cellular component of bone is comprised of OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; and OSTEOCLASTS, while FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS and hydroxyapatite crystals form the BONE MATRIX.

Entry terms

  • Bone and Bone
  • Bones and Bone
  • Bones and Bone Tissue

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-R4LRB4MZ-J

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