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pannexin

pannexin noun: any member of a family of transmembrane proteins found in vertebrates, homologous to the invertebrate innexins.

Noun

pannexin (plural pannexins)

  1. Any member of a family of transmembrane proteins found in vertebrates, homologous to the invertebrate innexins

Forms of pannexin

pluralpannexins

Origin of pannexin

From pan- + nexin.

Questions about pannexin

What does pannexin mean?
Pannexin means any member of a family of transmembrane proteins found in vertebrates, homologous to the invertebrate innexins.
What part of speech is pannexin?
Pannexin is a noun.
What is the plural of pannexin?
The plural of pannexin is pannexins.

Words near pannexin in the dictionary

  1. panners
  2. pannes
  3. panneural
  4. panneuronal
  5. panneuronally
  6. pannexin
  7. pannexins
  8. pannexon
  9. pannexons
  10. pannhaas
  11. pannhas

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