osteocalcin

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A protein, found in bone and dentin and manufactured by osteoblasts, that plays a role in mineralization and calcium ion homeostasis. countable,uncountable
    — Comparison of the sequences of the various osteocalcins indicates that the central portion of the molecule is highly conserved.

词形变化

osteocalcins plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁
Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der.
English osteo-
English calc-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnusder.
Old French -inbor.
Middle English -in
English -ineclip.
English -in
English osteocalcin
From osteo- + calc- + -in.
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