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calmodulin definition

cal·modu·lin (kal mä′jo̵̅o̅ lin′, -jə-)

noun

a protein in nearly all cells that binds to calcium and regulates many important cell functions, as nerve impulse transmissions and muscle action

Etymology: cal(cium) + modul(ate) + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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