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syntaphilin

syntaphilin noun: an axonal mitochondrial protein that disrupts synapse activity.

Noun

syntaphilin (uncountable)

  1. An axonal mitochondrial protein that disrupts synapse activity
    • Recently syntaphilin (SNPH) was identified, a protein that produces the docking/retaining of mitochondria in axons [ 74, 75 ].2015 June 29, Fabian A. Cabezas-Opazo et al., “Mitochondrial Dysfunction Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease”, in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, volume 2015, →DOI

Questions about syntaphilin

What does syntaphilin mean?
Syntaphilin means an axonal mitochondrial protein that disrupts synapse activity.
What part of speech is syntaphilin?
Syntaphilin is a noun.

Words near syntaphilin in the dictionary

  1. syntagms
  2. syntalities
  3. syntality
  4. syntan
  5. syntans
  6. syntaphilin
  7. syntax
  8. syntax error
  9. syntax errors
  10. syntax highlighting
  11. syntax tree

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