Cytokine vs Osteoprotegerin - What's the difference?

cytokine | osteoprotegerin |


As nouns the difference between cytokine and osteoprotegerin

is that cytokine is (protein|immunology) any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system while osteoprotegerin is a cytokine that can inhibit the production of osteoclasts.

cytokine

English

(wikipedia cytokine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (protein, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.

    • osteoprotegerin

    English

    (wikipedia osteoprotegerin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cytokine that can inhibit the production of osteoclasts.