English Explanatory Dictionary

osteocalcin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A protein, found in bone and dentin and manufactured by osteoblasts, that plays a role in mineralization and calcium ion homeostasis.

Word forms

osteocalcin osteocalcins

Etymology

From osteo- + calc- + -in.

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