| Term: | skeletal tissue tissue homeostasis |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | skeletal tissue |
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| Definition: | Connective tissue that functions in mechanical and structural support. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005619] |
| Name: | tissue homeostasis |
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| Synonyms: | tissue maintenance |
| Definition: | A homeostatic process involved in the maintenance of an internal steady state within a defined tissue of an organism, including control of cellular proliferation and death and control of metabolic function. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0001894] QuickGO AmiGO |