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peripherin

peripherin noun: an intermediate filament protein expressed mainly in neurons of the peripheral nervous system.

Noun

peripherin (uncountable)

  1. An intermediate filament protein expressed mainly in neurons of the peripheral nervous system
  2. A photoreceptive glycoprotein

Origin of peripherin

From peripheral + -in.

Questions about peripherin

What does peripherin mean?
Peripherin means an intermediate filament protein expressed mainly in neurons of the peripheral nervous system.
What part of speech is peripherin?
Peripherin is a noun.

Words near peripherin in the dictionary

  1. peripherial
  2. peripheric
  3. peripherical
  4. peripherically
  5. peripheries
  6. peripherin
  7. peripherization
  8. peripherolobular
  9. peripherome
  10. peripheromes
  11. peripherovascular

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