Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An albuminoid belonging to the skeletins, found in certain cartilaginous structures of a shark (Mustelus lævis).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry A form of
collagen isolated fromshark fins
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Both genes code for proteins that make up a complex collagen-like structure called elastoidin, which is found in actinotrichia.
Scientific American 2010
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Both genes code for proteins that make up a complex collagen-like structure called elastoidin, which is found in actinotrichia.
Scientific American 2010
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