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    Osteocalcin, also known as bone gamma-carboxyglutamic acid-containing protein (BGLAP), is a small (49-amino-acid) noncollagenous protein hormone found...
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    collagen and specialized proteins in much smaller quantities, including osteocalcin and osteopontin, which compose the organic matrix of bone. In organized...
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    synthesized in the liver and play an important role in blood homeostasis. Osteocalcin. This non-collagenous protein is secreted by osteoblasts and plays an...
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  • release a hormone called osteocalcin, which contributes to the regulation of blood sugar (glucose) and fat deposition. Osteocalcin increases both insulin...
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    inhibition of blood clotting factors and the pro-bone-building hormone osteocalcin. Warfarin is a teratogen which can cross from the mother to the developing...
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    newborn infants. Osteocalcin is involved in calcification of bone tissue. The ratio of uncarboxylated osteocalcin to carboxylated osteocalcin increases with...
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    osteoid. The ground substance is mostly made up of chondroitin sulfate and osteocalcin. When there is insufficient nutrient minerals or osteoblast dysfunction...
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    and serotonin, also affect how organisms react to stress. The hormone osteocalcin might also play a part. This response is recognised as the first stage...
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    expression of osteoblast cell markers such as alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin. In contrast, the mononuclear histiocytic cells (MNHC) and multinucleated...
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    present in bone together with the related vitamin K2-dependent protein osteocalcin. In bone, its production is increased by vitamin D. The MGP was linked...
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