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From perforate + -in, alluding to its action on the cell membrane.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
perforin
Today it means: A cytolytic protein found in natural killer cells. Full definition →
Today it means: A cytolytic protein found in natural killer cells. Full definition →
From perforate + -in, alluding to its action on the cell membrane.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.