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clastokine

clastokine noun: any of a class of cytokines derived from osteoclasts.

Noun

clastokine (plural clastokines)

  1. Any of a class of cytokines derived from osteoclasts.
    • In contrast, Semaphorin4D (Sema4D), another clastokine produced by OCs, inhibits OB differentiation.2015 July 21, “The Crosstalk between Osteoclasts and Osteoblasts Is Dependent upon the Composition and Structure of Biphasic Calcium Phosphates”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of clastokine

pluralclastokines

Origin of clastokine

From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken”) + -kine.

Questions about clastokine

What does clastokine mean?
Clastokine means any of a class of cytokines derived from osteoclasts.
What part of speech is clastokine?
Clastokine is a noun.
What is the plural of clastokine?
The plural of clastokine is clastokines.

Words near clastokine in the dictionary

  1. clastogeneses
  2. clastogenesis
  3. clastogenic
  4. clastogenicity
  5. clastogens
  6. clastokine
  7. clastokines
  8. clastopterid
  9. clastosome
  10. clastosomes
  11. clasts

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