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endothelin

US/ˌɛn.doʊˈθiː.lɪn/

endothelin noun: any of several polypeptides consisting of 21 amino acid residues that are produced in various cells and tissues, that play a role in regulating vasomotor activity, cell proliferation, and the production of hormones, and that have been implicated in the development of vascular disease.

Noun

endothelin (uncountable)

  1. Any of several polypeptides consisting of 21 amino acid residues that are produced in various cells and tissues, that play a role in regulating vasomotor activity, cell proliferation, and the production of hormones, and that have been implicated in the development of vascular disease.

Origin of endothelin

From endothelium + -in.

Words formed from endothelin

Questions about endothelin

What does endothelin mean?
Endothelin means any of several polypeptides consisting of 21 amino acid residues that are produced in various cells and tissues, that play a role in regulating vasomotor activity, cell proliferation, and the production of hormones, and that have been implicated in the development of vascular disease.
What part of speech is endothelin?
Endothelin is a noun.
How do you pronounce endothelin?
Endothelin is pronounced /ˌɛn.doʊˈθiː.lɪn/ (US).

Words near endothelin in the dictionary

  1. endothelializes
  2. endothelializing
  3. endothelially
  4. endothelian
  5. endotheliitis
  6. endothelin
  7. endothelinergic
  8. endothelins
  9. endothelio-
  10. endotheliochorial
  11. endotheliocyte

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