FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term multinuclear osteoclast differentiation ID (Ontology) GO:0072674 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The process in which a relatively unspecialized monocyte acquires the specialized features of a multinuclear osteoclast. An osteoclast is a specialized phagocytic cell associated with the absorption and removal of the mineralized matrix of bone tissue.[ PubMed:12713016 ]
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  myeloid leukocyte differentiation
   |__osteoclast differentiation
       |__multinuclear osteoclast differentiation
           |__osteoclast fusion
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  • "multinuclear osteoclast formation" RELATED
    "multinuclear osteoclast morphogenesis" RELATED
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