Meanings
nouncalcineurin (countable and uncountable, plural calcineurins)
plural calcineurins
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA protein phosphatase that stimulates the growth and differentiation of T cells
… the European Dermatology Forum consensus group has recently published guidelines favoring the use of topical calcineurin inhibitors as a first-line option for face and neck on a bidaily [twice-daily] basis …
2016 June 28, Khaled Ezzedine, Nanette Silverberg, “A Practical Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vitiligo in Children”, in Pediatrics, volume 138, number 1, →DOI, page e20154126
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