Assertion: osteocyte | /r/CapableOf | communicate with distant tissues
Facets:
value: through multiple canaliculi
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Although each osteocyte is physically isolated within the bone matrix, it communicates with nearby osteocytes, osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and even distant tissues and organs through multiple canaliculi that penetrate the surrounding bone.