Assertion: osteoblast | /r/CapableOf | transform into osteocyte
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text: As osteoblasts transform into osteocytes, osteogenic cells in the surrounding connective tissue differentiate into new osteoblasts at the edges of the growing bone.
text: In advanced bony fishes with acellular bone, the number of osteoblasts that turn into osteocytes is, of course, zero (Ekanayake and Hall, 1987; Witten et al., 2004).
text: As osteoblasts transform into osteocytes, osteogenic cells in the surrounding connective tissue differentiate into new osteoblasts.
text: During osteogenesis, osteoblasts lay down osteoid and transform into osteocytes embedded in mineralized bone matrix.
text: Aubin and Liu (1996) give a figure of 10–20% for the number of osteoblasts transforming into osteocytes.
text: The age of the animal may also influence the number of osteoblasts that transform into osteocytes.