siderocalin

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noun

Any of a family of proteins, produced in the body following bacterial infection, that act against siderophores

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounsiderocalin (plural siderocalins)

plural siderocalins

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of proteins, produced in the body following bacterial infection, that act against siderophores
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