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choriogenin

choriogenin noun: any of a group of proteins that are precursors to the formation of the chorion of an egg.

Noun

choriogenin (plural choriogenins)

  1. Any of a group of proteins that are precursors to the formation of the chorion of an egg
    • Among these six tissues, the intestine showed the highest space response with 10 genes categorized as oxidation–reduction processes (gene ontogeny term GO:0055114), and the expression levels of choriogenin precursor genes were suppressed in the ovary.2015 October 2, “Histological and Transcriptomic Analysis of Adult Japanese Medaka Sampled Onboard the International Space Station”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of choriogenin

pluralchoriogenins

Origin of choriogenin

From chorio- + -genin.

Questions about choriogenin

What does choriogenin mean?
Choriogenin means any of a group of proteins that are precursors to the formation of the chorion of an egg.
What part of speech is choriogenin?
Choriogenin is a noun.
What is the plural of choriogenin?
The plural of choriogenin is choriogenins.

Words near choriogenin in the dictionary

  1. chorioepitheliomas
  2. chorioepitheliomata
  3. chorioepitheliomatous
  4. choriogenesis
  5. choriogenic
  6. choriogenin
  7. choriogenins
  8. choriogonadotrophin
  9. choriogonadotropin
  10. choriogonin
  11. chorioid

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