Osteocalcin

Quick meaning: Osteocalcin is a noun meaning (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A protein, found in bone and dentin and manufactured by osteoblasts, that plays a role in mineralization and calcium ion homeostasis.

Meaning

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A protein, found in bone and dentin and manufactured by osteoblasts, that plays a role in mineralization and calcium ion homeostasis.

Example Sentences

Comparison of the sequences of the various osteocalcins indicates that the central portion of the molecule is highly conserved.

Osteocalcin together with the other Gla-protein MGP belongs to a distinct subgroup of the larger vitamin K-dependent protein family, the constituents of which are primarily involved in blood coagulation.

Osteocalcin has recently been identified as a bone-derived hormone with significant functional impacts on sex steroid production by the testis, completing the circle of mutual interdependence between the skeletal system and gonad (for reviews, see Refs 536–538).

Word Forms

• osteocalcins

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include oesteocalcin, osteoclacin, osteokine, osteonectin, osteostatin, osteoglycin.

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