An Overview of the Metabolic Functions of Osteocalcin

Current Osteoporosis Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 180-185

  Wei, Jianwen ^a   Karsenty, Gerard ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mass; Endocrine regulation; Energy metabolism; Glucose homeostasis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; OSTEOCALCIN;

ANIMAL; BONE DENSITY; DEFICIENCY; DISEASE MODEL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INSULIN; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OSTEOCALCIN;

EID: 84939959112     PISSN: 15441873     EISSN: 15442241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11914-015-0267-y     Document Type: Review

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