thrombospondin

English

Etymology

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

Noun

thrombospondin (plural thrombospondins)

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