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ciliobrevin

ciliobrevin noun: any of a family of quinazolinylidene derivatives that are inhibitors of cytoplasmic dynein.

Noun

ciliobrevin (plural ciliobrevins)

  1. Any of a family of quinazolinylidene derivatives that are inhibitors of cytoplasmic dynein
    • Curiously, when assaying the effect of ciliobrevin, a specific inhibitor of cytoplasmic dynein, on oligodendrocyte PC, we noted that its effect on PC morphology was countered by Shh treatment, suggesting that this pathway is not only dependent on the PC but also partially capable of rescuing this...2015 July 29, “Shh Signaling through the Primary Cilium Modulates Rat Oligodendrocyte Differentiation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of ciliobrevin

pluralciliobrevins

Questions about ciliobrevin

What does ciliobrevin mean?
Ciliobrevin means any of a family of quinazolinylidene derivatives that are inhibitors of cytoplasmic dynein.
What part of speech is ciliobrevin?
Ciliobrevin is a noun.
What is the plural of ciliobrevin?
The plural of ciliobrevin is ciliobrevins.

Words near ciliobrevin in the dictionary

  1. ciliferous
  2. ciliform
  3. ciliiform
  4. Cilincing
  5. cilio-
  6. ciliobrevin
  7. ciliobrevins
  8. ciliochoroidal
  9. ciliogenesis
  10. ciliogenic
  11. ciliograde

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