Sharpey's fiber

Term ID

UBERON:4300153

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Definition

Sharpey's fibres (bone fibres, or perforating fibres) are a matrix of connective tissue consisting of bundles of strong collagenous fibres connecting periosteum to bone. They are part of the outer fibrous layer of periosteum, entering into the outer circumferential and interstitial lamellae of bone tissue. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpey%27s_fibres

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Ontology

Uberon Ontology