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astrocytin

astrocytin noun: a recognin, present on the cell membrane of astrocytes, found in the serum of patients with malignant glial tumors.

Noun

astrocytin (uncountable)

  1. A recognin, present on the cell membrane of astrocytes, found in the serum of patients with malignant glial tumors

Origin of astrocytin

From astrocyte + -in.

Questions about astrocytin

What does astrocytin mean?
Astrocytin means a recognin, present on the cell membrane of astrocytes, found in the serum of patients with malignant glial tumors.
What part of speech is astrocytin?
Astrocytin is a noun.

Words near astrocytin in the dictionary

  1. astrocyte
  2. astrocytes
  3. astrocytic
  4. astrocytical
  5. astrocytically
  6. astrocytin
  7. astrocytogenesis
  8. astrocytoma
  9. astrocytomas
  10. astrocytomata
  11. astrocytomatous

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