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fibromodulin

fibromodulin noun: a human gene, a member of a family of small interstitial proteoglycans, containing a central region composed of leucine-rich repeats with four keratan sulfate chains flanked by disulfide-bonded terminal domains.

Noun

fibromodulin (uncountable)

  1. A human gene, a member of a family of small interstitial proteoglycans, containing a central region composed of leucine-rich repeats with four keratan sulfate chains flanked by disulfide-bonded terminal domains.

Origin of fibromodulin

From fibro- + modulin.

Questions about fibromodulin

What does fibromodulin mean?
Fibromodulin means a human gene, a member of a family of small interstitial proteoglycans, containing a central region composed of leucine-rich repeats with four keratan sulfate chains flanked by disulfide-bonded terminal domains.
What part of speech is fibromodulin?
Fibromodulin is a noun.

Words near fibromodulin in the dictionary

  1. fibromatous
  2. fibromavirus
  3. fibromaviruses
  4. fibromelanosis
  5. fibromellar
  6. fibromodulin
  7. fibromuscular
  8. fibromuscular dysplasia
  9. fibromuscular dysplasias
  10. fibromyalgia
  11. fibromyalgianess

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