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Troponin

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Troponin is a noun meaning (biochemistry, medicine, cardiology) A heterotrimeric regulatory protein complex found in the thin filaments of striated muscle fibers, including both skeletal and cardiac muscle, that controls calcium-mediated muscle contraction.

Meaning

(biochemistry, medicine, cardiology) A heterotrimeric regulatory protein complex found in the thin filaments of striated muscle fibers, including both skeletal and cardiac muscle, that controls calcium-mediated muscle contraction.

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Related dictionary entries include tropomyosin, trop, titin, topomyosin, thropomyosin, tropomysin.

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