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calcineurin

calcineurin noun: a protein phosphatase that stimulates the growth and differentiation of T cells.

Noun

calcineurin (countable and uncountable, plural calcineurins)

  1. A protein phosphatase that stimulates the growth and differentiation of T cells
    • … the European Dermatology Forum consensus group has recently published guidelines favoring the use of topical calcineurin inhibitors as a first-line option for face and neck on a bidaily [twice-daily] basis …2016 June, Khaled Ezzedine, Nanette Silverberg, “A Practical Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vitiligo in Children”, in Pediatrics, volume 138, number 1, →DOI, page e20154126

Forms of calcineurin

pluralcalcineurins

Words formed from calcineurin

Questions about calcineurin

What does calcineurin mean?
Calcineurin means a protein phosphatase that stimulates the growth and differentiation of T cells.
What part of speech is calcineurin?
Calcineurin is a noun.
What is the plural of calcineurin?
The plural of calcineurin is calcineurins.

Words near calcineurin in the dictionary

  1. calciner
  2. calciners
  3. calcines
  4. calcinest
  5. calcineth
  6. calcineurin
  7. calcineurins
  8. calcining
  9. calcino
  10. calcinogenic
  11. calcinoses

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