Phospholipoglycoprotein

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A complex of a phospholipid and a glycoprotein

    "Vtg, the precursor protein for egg yolk, is a large serum phospholipoglycoprotein produced only in the liver of mature females and is transferred by the bloodstream to the ovary."

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"Vtg, the precursor protein for egg yolk, is a large serum phospholipoglycoprotein produced only in the liver of mature females and is transferred by the bloodstream to the ovary."

Etymology

From phospho- + lipo- + glycoprotein.

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