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dermorphin

dermorphin noun: a heptapeptide first isolated from the skin of South American frogs, and sometimes used illicitly to enhance the performance of racehorses.

Noun

dermorphin (countable and uncountable, plural dermorphins)

  1. A heptapeptide first isolated from the skin of South American frogs, and sometimes used illicitly to enhance the performance of racehorses.
    • BSA showed a clear liver distribution, while dermorphin was mainly distributed in the duodenum, followed by the liver, 15 min after i.v. injection.2015 November 5, “Quorum Sensing Peptides Selectively Penetrate the Blood-Brain Barrier”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of dermorphin

pluraldermorphins

Origin of dermorphin

See dermo- and -in.

Questions about dermorphin

What does dermorphin mean?
Dermorphin means a heptapeptide first isolated from the skin of South American frogs, and sometimes used illicitly to enhance the performance of racehorses.
What part of speech is dermorphin?
Dermorphin is a noun.
What is the plural of dermorphin?
The plural of dermorphin is dermorphins.

Words near dermorphin in the dictionary

  1. dermopteran
  2. dermopterans
  3. dermopterotic
  4. dermopterotics
  5. dermorexia
  6. dermorphin
  7. dermorphins
  8. dermoscope
  9. dermoscopes
  10. dermoscopic
  11. dermoscopically

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