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nephronectin

nephronectin noun: an extracellular matrix protein, expressed in developing endocrine organs, that is a ligand for integrin.

Noun

nephronectin (uncountable)

  1. An extracellular matrix protein, expressed in developing endocrine organs, that is a ligand for integrin.

Origin of nephronectin

From nephro- + nectin.

Questions about nephronectin

What does nephronectin mean?
Nephronectin means an extracellular matrix protein, expressed in developing endocrine organs, that is a ligand for integrin.
What part of speech is nephronectin?
Nephronectin is a noun.

Words near nephronectin in the dictionary

  1. nephrometry
  2. nephron
  3. nephron loop
  4. nephron loops
  5. nephronal
  6. nephronectin
  7. nephronic
  8. nephronophthisis
  9. nephrons
  10. nephropathia
  11. nephropathic

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