Assertion: osteocyte's role | /r/HasProperty | active
Facets:
value: highly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Clearly, the osteocyte, far from being a passive cell trapped within the mineralized bone matrix plays a highly active and functional role in the maintenance of bone strength and viability.
text: Moreover, osteocytes are considered to play an active role in mineral homeostasis by directly interacting with their mineralized vicinity.