clastokine

English

Noun

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.