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Microscopic view of bone-forming cells, or osteoblasts (arrow), showing a newly formed layer of unmineralized bone matrix (o) and an older layer of mineralized bone (mb). Occasionally, osteoblasts become embedded within the mineralized matrix, losing their bone-forming ability (oc).
