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From folli(cular fluid) + -statin, indicating the bodily fluid from which it was first isolated.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
follistatin
Today it means: A protein that binds to, and neutralizes, activin. Full definition →
Today it means: A protein that binds to, and neutralizes, activin. Full definition →
From folli(cular fluid) + -statin, indicating the bodily fluid from which it was first isolated.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.