ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Peripherin

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Peripherin is a noun meaning (biochemistry) An intermediate filament protein expressed mainly in neurons of the peripheral nervous system.

Meaning

(biochemistry) An intermediate filament protein expressed mainly in neurons of the peripheral nervous system.

More Meanings

  1. (biochemistry) A photoreceptive glycoprotein

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include peripherome, periphilin, internexin, pericentrin, centrophilin, gephyrin.

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