Definitions for osteoprotegerin
ADVERTISEMENT
Wiktionary
osteoprotegerin(Noun)
A cytokine that can inhibit the production of osteoclasts.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Osteoprotegerin
A secreted member of the TNF receptor superfamily that negatively regulates osteoclastogenesis. It is a soluble decoy receptor of RANK LIGAND that inhibits both CELL DIFFERENTIATION and function of OSTEOCLASTS by inhibiting the interaction between RANK LIGAND and RECEPTOR ACTIVATOR OF NUCLEAR FACTOR-KAPPA B.
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"osteoprotegerin." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/osteoprotegerin>.