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guanylin

guanylin noun: a 15 amino acid polypeptide, secreted by goblet cells in the colon, that acts as an agonist of the guanylyl cyclase receptor GC-C and regulates electrolyte and water transport in intestinal and renal epithelia.

Noun

guanylin (uncountable)

  1. A 15 amino acid polypeptide, secreted by goblet cells in the colon, that acts as an agonist of the guanylyl cyclase receptor GC-C and regulates electrolyte and water transport in intestinal and renal epithelia.

Questions about guanylin

What does guanylin mean?
Guanylin means a 15 amino acid polypeptide, secreted by goblet cells in the colon, that acts as an agonist of the guanylyl cyclase receptor GC-C and regulates electrolyte and water transport in intestinal and renal epithelia.
What part of speech is guanylin?
Guanylin is a noun.

Words near guanylin in the dictionary

  1. guanylation
  2. guanylations
  3. guanylhydrazone
  4. guanylic
  5. guanylic acid
  6. guanylin
  7. guanyls
  8. guanyltransferase
  9. guanyltransferases
  10. guanylyl
  11. guanylyl cyclase

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