Thrombospondin Definition

noun

(biochemistry) Any of a group of secreted glycoproteins with antiangiogenic properties.

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Noun

Singular:
thrombospondin
Plural:
thrombospondins

Origin of Thrombospondin

  • Coined in a 1972 paper by Baenziger et al., named due to its sensitivity to thrombin.

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