Inside the bone, osteocytes form a network similar in scale and complexity to the neurons in the brain (with over 23 trillion connections between 42 billion osteocytes) that monitors bone health ...

Osteocytes are plentiful in bone and each has hundreds of tiny processes reaching out in every direction that help secure them to the bone matrix. McGee-Lawrence likens their look to a sweetgum ball.

Researchers at Australia's Garvan Institute of Medical Research have for the first time mapped the genetic profile of the skeleton's master regulator cells, known as osteocytes. Published in the May 5 ...

Tears in tiny bone cells called osteocytes appear an important step to better bones. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2017 / 08 / 170829113805.htm.