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Osteoblast vs Osterix - What's the difference?

osteoblast | osterix |

As nouns the difference between osteoblast and osterix

is that osteoblast is (biology|cytology) a mononucleate cell from which bone develops while osterix is a transcription factor, containing a zinc finger, that functions in osteoblast differentiation and bone formation.

osteoblast

English

(wikipedia osteoblast)

Noun

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

    • Related terms

    * osteoblastoma * osteoclast

    osterix

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A transcription factor, containing a zinc finger, that functions in osteoblast differentiation and bone formation