Cephalin

//ˈsɛf.ə.lɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.

    "In 1912 Howell reported the results of a study of the thromboplastic action of the tissues in which he showed that the active substance is a phosphatid having the general properties of cephalin."

Synonyms

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phosphatidylethanolaminephosphatidylethanolaminephosphatidylserinephosphatidylserine

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"In 1912 Howell reported the results of a study of the thromboplastic action of the tissues in which he showed that the active substance is a phosphatid having the general properties of cephalin."

Etymology

From cephal- + -in.

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