attacin

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noun

An antibacterial protein originally found in the immune haemolymph of Hyalophora cecropia

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nounattacin (countable and uncountable, plural attacins)

plural attacins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn antibacterial protein originally found in the immune haemolymph of Hyalophora cecropia

    Whereas sexual dimorphism was observed in relation to attacin only between males and females of the Pr group (LSD Post hoc, P ; Table 2 ), significant gender differences were found for defensin in both the UnPr and Pr groups (LSD Post-Hoc, P = 0.03 and P ).

    2015 July 17, “Bacterial Exposure at the Larval Stage Induced Sexual Immune Dimorphism and Priming in Adult Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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Tacitananticat
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “attacin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attacin.

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