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attacin

attacin noun: an antibacterial protein originally found in the immune haemolymph of Hyalophora cecropia.

Noun

attacin (countable and uncountable, plural attacins)

  1. An antibacterial protein originally found in the immune haemolymph of Hyalophora cecropia
    • Whereas sexual dimorphism was observed in relation to attacin only between males and females of the Pr group (LSD Post hoc, P ; Table 2 ), significant gender differences were found for defensin in both the UnPr and Pr groups (LSD Post-Hoc, P = 0.03 and P ).2015 July 17, “Bacterial Exposure at the Larval Stage Induced Sexual Immune Dimorphism and Priming in Adult Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of attacin

pluralattacins

Questions about attacin

What does attacin mean?
Attacin means an antibacterial protein originally found in the immune haemolymph of Hyalophora cecropia.
What part of speech is attacin?
Attacin is a noun.
What is the plural of attacin?
The plural of attacin is attacins.

Words near attacin in the dictionary

  1. attaché case
  2. attaché cases
  3. attachés
  4. attachéship
  5. attachéships
  6. attacin
  7. attacins
  8. attack
  9. attack ad
  10. attack ads
  11. attack aircraft

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