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**'''Osteoblasts''': single layer of mesenchymal cells which synthesize bone extracellular matrix (ECM)
**'''Osteoblasts''': single layer of mesenchymal cells which synthesize bone extracellular matrix (ECM)
***When active, appear plump and cuboidal, with basophilic cytoplasm
***When active, appear plump and cuboidal, with basophilic cytoplasm
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****Produce bone matrix = '''osteoid'''
****Cell membranes are rich in alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
****Cell membranes are rich in alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
****Possibly involved in pumping calcium across membranes
****Possibly involved in pumping calcium across membranes
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