follistatin

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noun

A protein that binds to, and neutralizes, activin.

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Meanings

nounfollistatin (countable and uncountable, plural follistatins)

plural follistatins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA protein that binds to, and neutralizes, activin.

Origin

From folli(cular fluid) + -statin, indicating the bodily fluid from which it was first isolated.

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APA

follistatin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/follistatin

MLA

“follistatin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/follistatin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “follistatin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/follistatin.

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