Assertion: osteoblast | /r/CapableOf | play important role
Facets:
value: through other mechanisms
type: MANNER
value: in bone homeostasis
type: LOCATION
value: in maintaining normal bone growth
type: PURPOSE
value: with a tight collaboration with osteoclasts
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Osteoblasts are bone-forming cells and play an important role in bone homeostasis with a tight collaboration with osteoclasts which are cells specialized in bone resorption.
text: cbf-α 1 is a key gene for bone formation and determines the development and differentiation of osteoblasts, which plays an important role in maintaining normal bone growth and development (David et al., 2000).
text: Although these data indicate that HSCs are unlikely to be autonomously regulated by N-cadherin, it remains possible that osteoblasts play an important role in the maintenance of bone marrow HSCs through other mechanisms.