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paragranulin

paragranulin noun: a particular peptide sequence within granulins.

Noun

paragranulin (plural paragranulins)

  1. A particular peptide sequence within granulins
    • Five residues were included in the case of paragranulin, because this gave the best sequence alignment when paragranulins were compared with other N-half modules.2015 August 7, “The Evolution of the Secreted Regulatory Protein Progranulin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of paragranulin

pluralparagranulins

Origin of paragranulin

From para- + granulin.

Questions about paragranulin

What does paragranulin mean?
Paragranulin means a particular peptide sequence within granulins.
What part of speech is paragranulin?
Paragranulin is a noun.
What is the plural of paragranulin?
The plural of paragranulin is paragranulins.

Words near paragranulin in the dictionary

  1. paragramme
  2. paragrammes
  3. paragrams
  4. paragrandine
  5. paragrandines
  6. paragranulin
  7. paragranulins
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