VITELLOGENIN


Meaning of VITELLOGENIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ vī-ˌte-lō-ˈje-nən ]

noun

Etymology: probably from vitellogen esis + -in (I)

Date: 1971

: a precursor protein of egg yolk normally in the blood or hemolymph only of females that is used as a biomarker in vertebrates of exposure to environmental estrogens which stimulate elevated levels in males as well as females

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