clastokine
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[edit]Noun
[edit]clastokine (plural clastokines)
- (biochemistry) Any of a class of cytokines derived from osteoclasts.
- 2015 July 21, “The Crosstalk between Osteoclasts and Osteoblasts Is Dependent upon the Composition and Structure of Biphasic Calcium Phosphates”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- In contrast, Semaphorin4D (Sema4D), another clastokine produced by OCs, inhibits OB differentiation.