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nephrin

nephrin noun: any of a class of transmembrane proteins necessary for the proper functioning of the renal filtration barrier.

Noun

nephrin (plural nephrins)

  1. Any of a class of transmembrane proteins necessary for the proper functioning of the renal filtration barrier

Forms of nephrin

pluralnephrins

Origin of nephrin

From nephr- + -in.

Words formed from nephrin

Questions about nephrin

What does nephrin mean?
Nephrin means any of a class of transmembrane proteins necessary for the proper functioning of the renal filtration barrier.
What part of speech is nephrin?
Nephrin is a noun.
What is the plural of nephrin?
The plural of nephrin is nephrins.

Words near nephrin in the dictionary

  1. nephridiopore
  2. nephridiopores
  3. nephridium
  4. nephridiums
  5. nephrilysin
  6. nephrin
  7. nephrins
  8. nephrinuria
  9. nephrism
  10. nephrite
  11. nephrites

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