Assertion: osteocyte | /r/HasProperty | placeholder
Facets:
value: merely
type: DEGREE
value: no longer
type: TEMPORAL
value: within the bone matrix
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: It was thought that osteocytes are passive cells or “placeholders” in bone or, conversely, that osteocytes could potentially be mechanosensors and transducers of mechanical load through biochemical signals (reviewed in).
text: No longer merely considered as “placeholders” within the bone matrix, osteocytes have been shown to exhibit complex functions that are both numerous and vital in the development and maintenance of bone health.