Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry Any of a class of water-soluble
glycoproteins that provideslubrication toarticular cartilage
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word lubricin.
Examples
-
Mice that don't produce lubricin, a thin film of protein found in the cartilage of joints, showed ea ...
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
-
It is the MoT that will last you a lifetime, and such are the advances in the today (Oct. 19) that demonstrate that injecting the protein lubricin into knee joints can dramatically reduce cartilage
-
Mice that don't produce lubricin, a thin film of protein found in the cartilage of joints, showed ea ...
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
-
… the study results indicate that when lubricin is placed back into the traumatized joint, it encourages the joint to make its own lubricin.
dangerousmeta! 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.