glial fibrillary acidic protein

noun

An intermediate filament protein expressed by numerous cell types of the central nervous system.

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GFAP
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Meanings

nounglial fibrillary acidic protein (plural glial fibrillary acidic proteins)

plural glial fibrillary acidic proteins

  1. biochemistryAn intermediate filament protein expressed by numerous cell types of the central nervous system.

    Synonyms: GFAP

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn intermediate filament protein expressed by numerous cell types of the central nervous system.

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GFAP
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