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pericardin

pericardin noun: a protein, similar to collagen, that is involved in the morphogenesis of heart epithelium in some insects.

Noun

pericardin (uncountable)

  1. A protein, similar to collagen, that is involved in the morphogenesis of heart epithelium in some insects

Questions about pericardin

What does pericardin mean?
Pericardin means a protein, similar to collagen, that is involved in the morphogenesis of heart epithelium in some insects.
What part of speech is pericardin?
Pericardin is a noun.

Words near pericardin in the dictionary

  1. pericardially
  2. pericardian
  3. pericardic
  4. pericardiectomies
  5. pericardiectomy
  6. pericardin
  7. pericardiocenteses
  8. pericardiocentesis
  9. pericardiodesis
  10. pericardioperitoneal
  11. pericardiophrenic

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