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calretinin

calretinin noun: a vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein involved in calcium signalling and abundantly expressed in neurons; it stains mesothelioma and can help to identify lung tumours.

Noun

calretinin (countable and uncountable, plural calretinins)

  1. A vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein involved in calcium signalling and abundantly expressed in neurons; it stains mesothelioma and can help to identify lung tumours.

Forms of calretinin

pluralcalretinins

Origin of calretinin

Blend of calcium + retina + -in.

Questions about calretinin

What does calretinin mean?
Calretinin means a vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein involved in calcium signalling and abundantly expressed in neurons; it stains mesothelioma and can help to identify lung tumours.
What part of speech is calretinin?
Calretinin is a noun.
What is the plural of calretinin?
The plural of calretinin is calretinins.

Words near calretinin in the dictionary

  1. calregulin
  2. calregulins
  3. calretenin
  4. calreticulin
  5. calreticulins
  6. calretinin
  7. calretinins
  8. Calrose
  9. Calrose rice
  10. Calrossie
  11. cals

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