osteoclast differentiation factor


osteoclast differentiation factor

[‚äs·tē·ə‚klast ‚dif·ə‚ren·chē′ā·shən ‚fak·tər] (cell and molecular biology) A protein on the surface of osteoblasts that binds to receptors on osteoclast precursor cells and induces progression to osteoclasts.