clastokine

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clastokine (plural clastokines)

  1. (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], →DOI:
      In contrast, Semaphorin4D (Sema4D), another clastokine produced by OCs, inhibits OB differentiation.
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