sarcoglycans

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A form of sarcoglycan — Any of a family of transmembrane proteins involved in the protein complex responsible for connecting the muscle fibre cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix, preventing damage to the muscle fibre sarcolemma through shearing forces.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of sarcoglycan
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