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Preferred term

Tenascin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Hexameric extracellular matrix glycoprotein transiently expressed in many developing organs and often re-expressed in tumors. It is present in the central and peripheral nervous systems as well as in smooth muscle and tendons. (From Kreis & Vale, Guidebook to the Extracellular Matrix and Adhesion Proteins, 1993, p93)

Synonym(s)

  • Cytotactin
  • Hexabrachion
  • Tenascin-C

In other languages

  • French

  • Cytotactine
  • Hexabrachion
  • Ténascine C

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-G8XCKT0M-5

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