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scleraxis

scleraxis noun: a transcription factor associated with tendon tissue.

Noun

scleraxis (uncountable)

  1. A transcription factor associated with tendon tissue
    • Then, MMP, PGE2, collagen and scleraxis expression was evaluated by RT-PCR (a and c) or ELISA (b).2015 July 9, Catherine Baugé et al., “TOL19-001 reduces inflammation and MMP expression in monolayer cultures of tendon cells”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, volume 15, →DOI

Questions about scleraxis

What does scleraxis mean?
Scleraxis means a transcription factor associated with tendon tissue.
What part of speech is scleraxis?
Scleraxis is a noun.

Words near scleraxis in the dictionary

  1. scleralization
  2. scleralizations
  3. scleras
  4. scleratize
  5. scleratized
  6. scleraxis
  7. scleraxonian
  8. scleraxonians
  9. sclere
  10. sclerectome
  11. sclerectomes

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