"Osteoprotegerin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D053244
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.705.852.760.949.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Osteoprotegerin- Osteoprotegerin
- Osteoclastogenesis Inhibitory Factor
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Member 11b
- Follicular Dendritic Cell-Derived Receptor-1
- Follicular Dendritic Cell Derived Receptor 1
- Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 11b
- FDCR-1 Protein
- FDCR 1 Protein
- OCIF Protein
- Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 11b
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Osteoprotegerin Lys3Asn polymorphism and the risk of fracture in older women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 May; 93(5):2002-8.