laminin

noun

lam·i·nin ˈla-mə-nən

: a glycoprotein component of connective tissue basement membrane that promotes cell adhesion

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Two labs also detected the proteins laminin and elastin with antibody tests, although mass spectrometry failed to turn up sequences for these proteins. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 13 Sep. 2017

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lamina + -in entry 1

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1979, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of laminin was in 1979

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laminin

noun

lam·i·nin ˈlam-ə-nən

: a glycoprotein that is a component of connective tissue basement membrane and that promotes cell adhesion

laminin

noun

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