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matrikine

matrikine noun: any of a group of extracellular matrix-derived peptides which regulate cell activity.

Noun

matrikine (plural matrikines)

  1. Any of a group of extracellular matrix-derived peptides which regulate cell activity

Forms of matrikine

pluralmatrikines

Origin of matrikine

From matrix + -kine.

Questions about matrikine

What does matrikine mean?
Matrikine means any of a group of extracellular matrix-derived peptides which regulate cell activity.
What part of speech is matrikine?
Matrikine is a noun.
What is the plural of matrikine?
The plural of matrikine is matrikines.

Words near matrikine in the dictionary

  1. matrigels
  2. matriglycan
  3. matrika
  4. matrikas
  5. matrikin
  6. matrikine
  7. matrikines
  8. matrilateral
  9. matrilaterally
  10. matrilect
  11. matrilects

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