"Osteocalcin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Vitamin K-dependent calcium-binding protein synthesized by OSTEOBLASTS and found primarily in BONES. Serum osteocalcin measurements provide a noninvasive specific marker of bone metabolism. The protein contains three residues of the amino acid gamma-carboxyglutamic acid (Gla), which, in the presence of CALCIUM, promotes binding to HYDROXYAPATITE and subsequent accumulation in BONE MATRIX.
| Descriptor ID |
D015675
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.125.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Osteocalcin- Osteocalcin
- Bone gamma-Carboxyglutamic Acid Protein
- Bone gamma Carboxyglutamic Acid Protein
- Vitamin K-Dependent Bone Protein
- Vitamin K Dependent Bone Protein
- Calcium-Binding Protein, Vitamin K-Dependent
- Calcium Binding Protein, Vitamin K Dependent
- Gla Protein, Bone
- 4-Carboxyglutamic Protein, Bone
- 4 Carboxyglutamic Protein, Bone
- Bone 4-Carboxyglutamic Protein
- Protein, Bone 4-Carboxyglutamic
- Bone Gla Protein
- Protein, Bone Gla
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteocalcin" by people in Profiles.
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A cross-sectional association between bone mineral density and parathyroid hormone and other biomarkers in community-dwelling young adults: the CARDIA study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Oct; 98(10):4038-46.
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Bone resorption and fracture across the menopausal transition: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Menopause. 2012 Nov; 19(11):1200-7.
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Youth: a health plan-based lifestyle intervention increases bone mineral density in adolescent girls. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Dec; 160(12):1269-76.
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The short-term effects of cisplatin chemotherapy on bone turnover. J Bone Miner Res. 1997 Nov; 12(11):1874-82.