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fibrocystin

fibrocystin noun: a large receptor-like protein, thought to be involved in the tubulogenesis and/or maintenance of duct-lumen architecture of epithelium.

Noun

fibrocystin (uncountable)

  1. A large receptor-like protein, thought to be involved in the tubulogenesis and/or maintenance of duct-lumen architecture of epithelium.
    • ARPKD is a monogenetic disease resulting from mutations in PKHD1, which encodes the cilial protein fibrocystin.2015 July 2, Kelly KJ, Zhang J, Han L, Kamocka M, Miller C, Gattone VH II, et al., “Improved Structure and Function in Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Rat Kidneys with Renal Tubular Cell Therapy”, in...

Questions about fibrocystin

What does fibrocystin mean?
Fibrocystin means a large receptor-like protein, thought to be involved in the tubulogenesis and/or maintenance of duct-lumen architecture of epithelium.
What part of speech is fibrocystin?
Fibrocystin is a noun.

Words near fibrocystin in the dictionary

  1. fibrocompetent
  2. fibroconnective
  3. fibrocontractile
  4. fibrocrystalline
  5. fibrocystic
  6. fibrocystin
  7. fibrocyte
  8. fibrocytes
  9. fibrocytic
  10. fibrodysplasia
  11. fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

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