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archaerhodopsins

archaerhodopsins is the plural of archaerhodopsin.

Meaning of archaerhodopsin

Noun

archaerhodopsin (plural archaerhodopsins)

  1. Any of a group of proteins, isolated from halobacteria, that are light-driven proton pumps
    • Bilateral inactivation of cholinergic BF neurons genetically targeted with archaerhodopsin prolonged SWS and decreased the probability of awakening from SWS in mice.2015 July 8, “Silencing of Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Neurons Using Archaerhodopsin Prolongs Slow-Wave Sleep in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about archaerhodopsins

What is archaerhodopsins the plural of?
Archaerhodopsins is the plural of archaerhodopsin.

Words near archaerhodopsins in the dictionary

  1. archaeplastidal
  2. archaeplastidan
  3. archaeplastidans
  4. archaeplastids
  5. archaerhodopsin
  6. archaerhodopsins
  7. archaesporia
  8. archaesporial
  9. archaesporium
  10. archaeus
  11. archai

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