Term Name: preosteoblast
Synonyms: osteoprogenitor cell
Definition: Skeletogenic cell that has the potential to transform into an osteoblast, and develops from neural crest or mesodermal cells.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0007010]

Relationships
develops from: mesodermal cell migratory neural crest cell
develops into: osteoblast
is part of: osteoid
is a type of: non-terminally differentiated cell