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periplakin

periplakin noun: a protein that is a component of desmosomes and of the epidermal cornified envelope in keratinocytes.

Noun

periplakin (uncountable)

  1. A protein that is a component of desmosomes and of the epidermal cornified envelope in keratinocytes.

Questions about periplakin

What does periplakin mean?
Periplakin means a protein that is a component of desmosomes and of the epidermal cornified envelope in keratinocytes.
What part of speech is periplakin?
Periplakin is a noun.

Words near periplakin in the dictionary

  1. periphytivore
  2. periphytivores
  3. periphyton
  4. periphytons
  5. periplacental
  6. periplakin
  7. periplanar
  8. periplanone
  9. periplanones
  10. periplaque
  11. periplasm

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