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procalcific

procalcific adjective: that leads to calcification.

Adjective

procalcific (not comparable)

  1. That leads to calcification
    • CaSR silencing enhanced calcification and osteochondrogenic transformation, whereas CaSR over-expression attenuated this procalcific response, demonstrating a central role for the CaSR in the response to cyclic strain and regulation of VC. In arterial explants from CKD patients (n = 11) and...2015 October 6, “Arterial Expression of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor Is Maintained by Physiological Pulsation and Protects against Calcification”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of procalcific

From pro- + calcific.

Questions about procalcific

What does procalcific mean?
Procalcific means that leads to calcification.
What part of speech is procalcific?
Procalcific is an adjective.

Words near procalcific in the dictionary

  1. procacity
  2. procainamide
  3. procaine
  4. procaine penicillin
  5. procaines
  6. procalcific
  7. procalcification
  8. procalcifying
  9. procalcitonin
  10. procalcitoninaemia
  11. procalcitonine

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