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osteocalcins

osteocalcins is the plural of osteocalcin.

Meaning of osteocalcin

Noun

osteocalcin (countable and uncountable, plural osteocalcins)

  1. 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

Questions about osteocalcins

What is osteocalcins the plural of?
Osteocalcins is the plural of osteocalcin.

Words near osteocalcins in the dictionary

  1. osteoblastosis
  2. osteoblasts
  3. osteocalcification
  4. osteocalcifications
  5. osteocalcin
  6. osteocalcins
  7. osteocarcinoma
  8. osteocarcinomas
  9. osteocarcinomata
  10. osteocartilage
  11. osteocartilagenous

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