triheteromeric

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adjective

Having, or relating to, three different types of subunits.

Scrabble 21

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adjectivetriheteromeric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving, or relating to, three different types of subunits.

    These receptors are predominantly diheteromeric GluN1-N2B receptors [8 ,31 ,32 ] whereas those located postsynaptically at the same sites may be largely triheteromeric GluN1-N2A-N2B receptors [8 ].

    2015 July 21, “Differential Effects of D-Cycloserine and ACBC at NMDA Receptors in the Rat Entorhinal Cortex Are Related to Efficacy at the Co-Agonist Binding Site”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
  2. not comparableRelating to a triheteromer.

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