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tuftelin

tuftelin noun: an acidic phosphorylated glycoprotein found in tooth enamel, and formed for a short time during amelogenesis.

Noun

tuftelin (countable and uncountable, plural tuftelins)

  1. An acidic phosphorylated glycoprotein found in tooth enamel, and formed for a short time during amelogenesis.
    • To generate data that may support this hypothesis, we tested if there is statistical evidence that AQP5 alleles are associated with caries experience depending on genetic variation in genes reported to contribute to the formation of enamel formation (ameloblastin, amelogenin, enamelin, tuftelin...2015 December 3, “Aquaporin 5 Interacts with Fluoride and Possibly Protects against Caries”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of tuftelin

pluraltuftelins

Questions about tuftelin

What does tuftelin mean?
Tuftelin means an acidic phosphorylated glycoprotein found in tooth enamel, and formed for a short time during amelogenesis.
What part of speech is tuftelin?
Tuftelin is a noun.
What is the plural of tuftelin?
The plural of tuftelin is tuftelins.

Words near tuftelin in the dictionary

  1. tufted titmouse
  2. tufted titmouses
  3. tuftedcheek
  4. tuftedcheeks
  5. tuftedly
  6. tuftelin
  7. tuftelins
  8. tufter
  9. tufters
  10. Tuftes
  11. tufthunter

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