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osteoclacin

osteoclacin is the misspelling 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 osteoclacin

What is osteoclacin the misspelling of?
Osteoclacin is the misspelling of osteocalcin.

Words near osteoclacin in the dictionary

  1. osteochondrosis
  2. osteochondrotic
  3. osteochondrous
  4. osteochrome
  5. osteochrondral
  6. osteoclacin
  7. osteoclases
  8. osteoclasia
  9. osteoclasies
  10. osteoclasis
  11. osteoclast

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