Definition of Osteonectin

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A protein that binds to hydroxyapatite to facilitate the mineralisation of collagen in bones. ¹

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Medical Definition of Osteonectin

1. Calcium binding protein of bone, containing the EF hand motif. Binds to both collagen and hydroxyapatite. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Osteonectin

osteomere
osteometry
osteomodulin
osteomyelitides
osteomyelitis
osteomyelitises
osteomyelodysplasia
osteomyelofibrotic syndrome
osteon
osteonal
osteoncus
osteone
osteonecroses
osteonecrosis
osteonecrotic
osteonectin (current term)
osteones
osteons
osteopath
osteopathia
osteopathia condensans
osteopathia haemorrhagica infantum
osteopathia striata
osteopathic
osteopathic medicine
osteopathic scoliosis
osteopathically
osteopathies
osteopathist
osteopathology

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