TROPONIN


Meaning of TROPONIN in English

/troh"peuh nin, trop"euh-/ , n. Biochem.

a protein of muscle tissue that binds calcium ions and is involved in contraction.

[ 1965-70; tropo ( myosin ) (see TROPO-, MYOSIN) + -n- (of uncert. orig.) + -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .