osteocalcin
osteocalcin noun: a protein, found in bone and dentin and manufactured by osteoblasts, that plays a role in mineralization and calcium ion homeostasis.
Noun
osteocalcin (countable and uncountable, plural osteocalcins)
- A protein, found in bone and dentin and manufactured by osteoblasts, that plays a role in mineralization and calcium ion homeostasis.
- Comparison of the sequences of the various osteocalcins indicates that the central portion of the molecule is highly conserved.1994, Hideaki Ogura, Pharmacological Approach to the Study of the Formation and the Resorption Mechanism of Hard Tissues, Ishiyaku EuroAmerica, page 134
- Osteocalcin has recently been identified as a bone-derived hormone with significant functional impacts on sex steroid production by the testis, completing the circle of mutual interdependence between the skeletal system and gonad (for reviews, see Refs 536–538).2014, Lee B. Smith, William H. Walker, “16: Hormone Signaling in the Testis”, in Tony M. Plant, Anthony J. Zeleznik, editors, Knobil and Neill's Physiology of Reproduction, Elsevier (Academic Press)...
Forms of osteocalcin
| plural | osteocalcins |
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Origin of osteocalcin
From osteo- + calc- + -in.
Questions about osteocalcin
- What does osteocalcin mean?
- Osteocalcin means a protein, found in bone and dentin and manufactured by osteoblasts, that plays a role in mineralization and calcium ion homeostasis.
- What part of speech is osteocalcin?
- Osteocalcin is a noun.
- What is the plural of osteocalcin?
- The plural of osteocalcin is osteocalcins.
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