fibronectin

fibronectin Definition

fi·bro·nec·tin (fī′brō nek′tin)

noun

an adhesive glycoprotein that helps destroy bacteria, etc. in the blood or that helps structure connective tissue

fibronectin Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

human: Crystal structure of a heparin and integrin binding segment of human fibronectin.
fetal: So if you take a swab, and analyze the fluid for fetal fibronectin, then presto!

Modifies a noun

domain: Figure 5. Crystals of fibronectin domains 2 F1 and 3 F1.
expression: RESULTS: Nasal polyps showing edematous morphology, eosinophil infiltration, or fibronectin expression were significantly large in size.

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