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stargazin

stargazin noun: a brain-specific transmembrane protein associated with a form of epilepsy.

Noun

stargazin (plural stargazins)

  1. A brain-specific transmembrane protein associated with a form of epilepsy

Forms of stargazin

pluralstargazins

Origin of stargazin

From stargaze + -in, since modifications of the protein caused mice to gaze upward in experiments.

Questions about stargazin

What does stargazin mean?
Stargazin means a brain-specific transmembrane protein associated with a form of epilepsy.
What part of speech is stargazin?
Stargazin is a noun.
What is the plural of stargazin?
The plural of stargazin is stargazins.

Words near stargazin in the dictionary

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