name osteoclast namespace http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de/cell# parent cell cellNo [] 851 precursorNo [] 962 nameEnglishSynonym [] osteophage label [de] Osteoklast ACC [] cy0011461 speciesNo [] 86 nameGermanSynonym [] Osteophage label [en] osteoclast comment [de] mehrkernige Knochenfresszelle; baut Osteoid ab; wird durch Parathormon aktiviert. cellSystemNo [] 962 annotationRemark [] comment [en] The main function is to degrade and absorb old bone matrix; they are activated by parathyroid hormon. label [med] Osteoclastocytus nameMedicineSynonym [] Macrophagocytus stabilis isPartOf http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de#part_of_bone isPartOf http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de#osseous_tissue differentiatedFrom monocyte