Biologically Active Substance
osteonectin
Subclass of:
Calcium-Binding Proteins; Glycoproteins
Definitions related to osteonectin:
  • Fibronectinlike extracellular glycoprotein found in mineralizing fetal bone; considered a marker for osteogenesis.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Non-collagenous, calcium-binding glycoprotein of developing bone. It links collagen to mineral in the bone matrix. In the synonym SPARC glycoprotein, the acronym stands for Secreted Protein, Acidic and Rich in Cysteine.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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