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EncyclopediaSeeRANK ligandRANKL
RANKL (rank'ĕl), Abbreviation for receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB.RANKL, RANK ligandThereceptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand, a chemical produced by osteoblasts that causes osteoclasts to proliferate and break down both the cortex and the trabecula of bone. Excessive activity of this chemical produces pathological bone loss, e.g., in some forms of inflammatory arthritis and in some diseases in which cancers metastasize to bone. RANKL
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| RANKL➣Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor Kappa B Ligand (molecular biology) | | RANKL➣Receptor Activator of NF-B Ligand |
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