sclerostin

English

Noun

sclerostin (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A glycoprotein that has an antianabolic effect on bone formation.
   • 2015 July 8, Ozra Tabatabaei-Malazy, Bagher Larijani, Mohammad Abdollahi, “Targeting metabolic disorders by natural products”, in Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders‎^[1], volume 14, →DOI:

     AMG785 and AMG167 are humanized monoclonal antibodies against sclerostin that have not yet completed all phases of clinical trials.

Derived terms

• antisclerostin

Anagrams

• sclerotins