tuftelin

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noun

An acidic phosphorylated glycoprotein found in tooth enamel, and formed for a short time during amelogenesis.

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Meanings

nountuftelin (countable and uncountable, plural tuftelins)

plural tuftelins

  1. countableuncountableAn acidic phosphorylated glycoprotein found in tooth enamel, and formed for a short time during amelogenesis.
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    To generate data that may support this hypothesis, we tested if there is statistical evidence that AQP5 alleles are associated with caries experience depending on genetic variation in genes reported to contribute to the formation of enamel formation (ameloblastin, amelogenin, enamelin, tuftelin, and tuftelin interacting protein 11).

    2015 December 3, “Aquaporin 5 Interacts with Fluoride and Possibly Protects against Caries”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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