Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless neutral compound, C20H34O, contained in the lichen Neophronium arcticium. It crystallizes in needles which melt at 168°C.
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- noun biochemistry Any of a class of
transmembrane proteins necessary for the proper functioning of therenal filtration barrier
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Examples
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We administered cardin for heart disease and nephrin for kidney trouble, cerebrin for insanity
Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages James Joseph Walsh 1903
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Charles MA, Pellerano LB, Sink H (2001) Characterization of Drosophila hibris, a gene related to human nephrin.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Sarada Bulchand et al. 2010
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Kestila M, Lenkkeri U, Mannikko M, Lamerdin J, McCready P, et al. (1998) Positionally cloned gene for a novel glomerular protein-nephrin-is mutated in congenital nephrotic syndrome.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Saskia F. Heeringa et al. 2009
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Interaction with podocin and nephrin in the slit diaphragm was shown
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Saskia F. Heeringa et al. 2009
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Cotran R, Mundel P, Miner JH, et al. (2001) CD2AP localizes to the slit diaphragm and binds to nephrin via a novel C-terminal domain.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Saskia F. Heeringa et al. 2009
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TRPC6 is an essential component of the podocyte slit diaphragm, where it is integrated into a signaling complex that interacts with nephrin and podocin
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