Osteoblasts MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Osteoblasts
Tree Number(s): A11.329.629
Unique ID: D010006
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010006
Scope Note: Bone-forming cells which secrete an EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX. HYDROXYAPATITE crystals are then deposited into the matrix to form bone.
See Also: Osteoclasts
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65(64)
Date Introduced: 1965/01/01
Last Updated: 2003/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Cells [A11]
- Connective Tissue Cells [A11.329]

Osteoblasts Preferred

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