Meanings
adjectivemucosotrophic (comparative more mucosotrophic, superlative most mucosotrophic)
comparative more mucosotrophic · superlative most mucosotrophic
- Obtaining nourishment from a mucous membrane
- misspellingMisspelling of mucosotropic.
The E6 oncoproteins from high-risk mucosotrophic HPVs (α-HPVs) target not only P53, but also a range of host-cell proteins for proteasome-mediated degradation, resulting in alteration of multiple cellular and molecular events [ 99 - 101 ].
2015 April 17, Lifang Zhang et al., “The role of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signalling pathway in human cancers induced by infection with human papillomaviruses”, in Molecular Cancer, volume 14, →DOI
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“mucosotrophic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucosotrophic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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