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cryptdins

cryptdins is the plural of cryptdin.

Meaning of cryptdin

Noun

cryptdin (plural cryptdins)

  1. Any of a group of mouse enteric defensins
    • Of note, this increase in adherent bacteria coincides with an increased expression of antimicrobial peptides or defence molecules by the host epithelium in BG-exposed malnourished mice, as matrix metalloproteinase 7 is significantly elevated, along with resistin-like molecule-β, and trends to...2015 August 4, Eric M. Brown et al., “Diet and specific microbial exposure trigger features of environmental enteropathy in a novel murine model”, in Nature Communications, volume 6, →DOI

Questions about cryptdins

What is cryptdins the plural of?
Cryptdins is the plural of cryptdin.

Words near cryptdins in the dictionary

  1. cryptarithmic
  2. cryptarithms
  3. cryptate
  4. cryptates
  5. cryptdin
  6. cryptdins
  7. crypted
  8. cryptenamine
  9. crypterati
  10. crypteroniaceous
  11. cryptesthesia

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