ACTIN


Meaning of ACTIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈak-tən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin actus

Date: 1942

: a cellular protein found especially in microfilaments (as those comprising myofibrils) and active in muscular contraction, cellular movement, and maintenance of cell shape

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.