What does "calretinin" mean?

A vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein involved in calcium signalling and abundantly expressed in neurons; it stains mesothelioma and can help to identify lung tumours.

Calretinin

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Noun

1
A vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein involved in calcium signalling and abundantly expressed in neurons; it stains mesothelioma and can help to identify lung tumours. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Blend of calcium + retina + -in.

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vitamin d

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