endothelin
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English
Etymology
From endothelium + -in.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛn.doʊˈθiː.lɪn/
Noun
endothelin (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) Any of several polypeptides consisting of 21 amino acid residues that are produced in various cells and tissues, that play a role in regulating vasomotor activity, cell proliferation, and the production of hormones, and that have been implicated in the development of vascular disease.
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Translations
a kind of polypeptide
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References
- “endothelin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.