Calciotropic
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Calciotropic is an adjective meaning (biochemistry) Describing any material (especially a hormone) that is involved in the regulation of calcium in the blood and in bone.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Describing any material (especially a hormone) that is involved in the regulation of calcium in the blood and in bone.
Word Forms
- calciotrophic
- calcitropic
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include magnesiotropic, matricellular, insulinostatic, metabotropic, orthosteric, allatoregulatory.
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