Term Name: odontocyte
Synonyms:
Definition: Skeletogenic cell that secretes dentine matrix, is derived from odontogenic papilla. Embedded in dentine tissue, and is the transformation of a non-terminally differentiated odontoblast cell.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000140]

Relationships
develops from: mesenchymal stem cell odontoblast
is a type of: connective tissue cell
produces: dentine