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tuftelins

tuftelins is the plural of tuftelin.

Meaning of tuftelin

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

Questions about tuftelins

What is tuftelins the plural of?
Tuftelins is the plural of tuftelin.

Words near tuftelins in the dictionary

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

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