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Descriptor English:   Osteocalcin 
Descriptor Spanish:   Osteocalcina 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Osteocalcina 
Synonyms English:   Bone Gla Protein
Calcium-Binding Protein, Vitamin K-Dependent
Vitamin K-Dependent Bone Protein
Gla Protein, Bone  
Tree Number:   D12.776.157.125.700
Definition English:   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. 
History Note English:   90; GLA-PROTEIN was see OSTEOCACLIN 1990-96 
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Record Number:   24820 
Unique Identifier:   D015675 

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