| Term Name: | lacunocanalicular system |
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| Definition: | A system of osteocytes connected through canals within the vertebra. Osteocytes extend processes through canals within ossified bone. The lacunocanalicular system is poorly developed in zebrafish with most osteocytes having one or two cytoplasmic processes. |
| Appears at: | Unknown |
| Evident until: | Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005734] |
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