Assertion: osteoblast | /r/HasProperty | buried in the bone matrix
Facets:
value: as an "osteoid osteocyte"
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: During bone formation, an osteoblast is left behind and buried in the bone matrix as an "osteoid osteocyte", which maintains contact with other osteoblasts through extended cellular processes.
text: The literature provides us with an astounding number of terms concerning the transition from osteoblast to osteocyte, such as “osteocytes are encased in mineralized matrix” (Holtrop, 1990); “osteoblasts are buried within the bone matrix” (Manolagas, 2000); and “osteoblasts merge progressively into the bone matrix” (Meunier, 1989).