Meanings
nounclastokine (plural clastokines)
plural clastokines
- biochemistryAny of a class of cytokines derived from osteoclasts.
In contrast, Semaphorin4D (Sema4D), another clastokine produced by OCs, inhibits OB differentiation.
2015 July 21, “The Crosstalk between Osteoclasts and Osteoblasts Is Dependent upon the Composition and Structure of Biphasic Calcium Phosphates”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken”) + -kine.
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APA
clastokine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clastokine
MLA
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Chicago
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