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POMC

POMC is the abbreviation of proopiomelanocortin.

Meaning of proopiomelanocortin

Noun

proopiomelanocortin (countable and uncountable, plural proopiomelanocortins, abbreviation POMC)

  1. A precursor polypeptide involved in diverse cellular functions.

Questions about POMC

What is POMC the abbreviation of?
POMC is the abbreviation of proopiomelanocortin.

Words near POMC in the dictionary

  1. Pombo
  2. Pomborneit
  3. Pomborneit East
  4. Pomborneit North
  5. Pombos
  6. POMC
  7. pome
  8. pome-citron
  9. pome-citrons
  10. pomed
  11. pomegranate

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