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Osteoblast vs Osteoprogenitor - What's the difference?

osteoblast | osteoprogenitor |

As nouns the difference between osteoblast and osteoprogenitor

is that osteoblast is (biology|cytology) a mononucleate cell from which bone develops while osteoprogenitor is (biology) a stem cell that is the precursor of an osteoblast.

osteoblast

English

(wikipedia osteoblast)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology, cytology) A mononucleate cell from which bone develops.

    • Related terms

    * osteoblastoma * osteoclast

    osteoprogenitor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A stem cell that is the precursor of an osteoblast