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neurotrypsin

neurotrypsin noun: a serine peptidase stored in presynaptic nerve endings.

Noun

neurotrypsin (uncountable)

  1. A serine peptidase stored in presynaptic nerve endings
    • The generation and genotyping of neurotrypsin KO mice has been previously described [22 ].2015 December 3, “C-Terminal Fragment of Agrin (CAF): A Novel Marker for Progression of Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetics”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of neurotrypsin

From neuro- + trypsin.

Questions about neurotrypsin

What does neurotrypsin mean?
Neurotrypsin means a serine peptidase stored in presynaptic nerve endings.
What part of speech is neurotrypsin?
Neurotrypsin is a noun.

Words near neurotrypsin in the dictionary

  1. neurotropic
  2. neurotropin
  3. neurotropins
  4. neurotropism
  5. neurotrosis
  6. neurotrypsin
  7. neurotuberculosis
  8. neurotubular
  9. neurotubule
  10. neurotubules
  11. neurotumor

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