CD15

noun

a carbohydrate adhesion molecule that can be expressed on glycoproteins, glycolipids and proteoglycans, mediating phagocytosis and chemotaxis; used as a marker in mostly hematologic malignancies

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3-fucosyl-N-acetyl-lactosamineLewis xSSEA-1
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Meanings

nounCD15 (plural CD15s)

plural CD15s

  1. a carbohydrate adhesion molecule that can be expressed on glycoproteins, glycolipids and proteoglycans, mediating phagocytosis and chemotaxis; used as a marker in mostly hematologic malignancies

    Synonyms: 3-fucosyl-N-acetyl-lactosamine, Lewis x, SSEA-1

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna carbohydrate adhesion molecule that can be expressed on glycoproteins, glycolipids and proteoglycans, mediating phagocytosis and chemotaxis; used as a marker in mostly hematologic malignancies

Similar
3-fucosyl-N-acetyl-lactosamineLewis xSSEA-1

Origin

from cluster of differentiation

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Chicago

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