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reelin

reelin noun: a protein that helps to regulate processes of neuronal migration and positioning in the developing brain.

Noun

reelin (uncountable)

  1. A protein that helps to regulate processes of neuronal migration and positioning in the developing brain.

Origin of reelin

From reel + -in, from the abnormal gait of reeler mice, later found to be deficient in this protein.

Questions about reelin

What does reelin mean?
Reelin means a protein that helps to regulate processes of neuronal migration and positioning in the developing brain.
What part of speech is reelin?
Reelin is a noun.

Words near reelin in the dictionary

  1. reelevates
  2. reelevating
  3. Reelfoot
  4. reeligibility
  5. reeligible
  6. reelin
  7. reeling
  8. reeling in
  9. reeling off
  10. reeling out
  11. reeling up

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