[The skeletal protein osteocalcin is also an endocrine hormone. Possible significance for type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome]

MeSH terms

• Adipocytes / metabolism
• Animals
• Bone Density
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / metabolism*
• Gene Expression Regulation
• Glucose / metabolism
• Humans
• Metabolic Syndrome / drug therapy
• Metabolic Syndrome / metabolism*
• Mice
• Osteoblasts / metabolism*
• Osteocalcin / blood
• Osteocalcin / metabolism*
• Osteocalcin / physiology
• Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / metabolism
• Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / physiology