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betatrophin

betatrophin noun: a particular protein with possible future applications in treating diabetes.

Noun

betatrophin (uncountable)

  1. A particular protein with possible future applications in treating diabetes.
    • However, we cannot reach conclusions on the role of betatrophin in glucose and lipid metabolism process based on the present results and further studies will still be needed.2015 August 6, Ting Gao et al., “Circulating Betatrophin Correlates with Triglycerides and Postprandial Glucose among Different Glucose Tolerance Statuses—A Case-Control Study”, in PLoS ONE, volume...

Questions about betatrophin

What does betatrophin mean?
Betatrophin means a particular protein with possible future applications in treating diabetes.
What part of speech is betatrophin?
Betatrophin is a noun.

Words near betatrophin in the dictionary

  1. betatizes
  2. betatizing
  3. betatron
  4. betatronic
  5. betatrons
  6. betatrophin
  7. betattered
  8. betaught
  9. betavoltaic
  10. betavoltaic effect
  11. betavoltaic effects

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