Osteogenesis

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Osteogenesis is the process of laying down new bone material by osteoblasts. It occurs in two different ways: Either by Intramembranous Osteogenesis (see intramembranous ossification), which is the direct laying down of bone into the primitive connective tissue (mesenchyme), or by Endochondral Osteogenesis (see endochondral ossification) which involves a cartilage precursor.

The exact mechanisms by which bone delvelopment is triggered remains unclear, but it is thought to involve Growth Factors and Cytokines in some way.

Osteogenesis is bone development.

Osteogenesis Imperfecta is a juvenile bone disease.