SPECTRIN Definition & Meaning

spectrin

[ spek-trin ]

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noun

Biochemistry.

a rodlike structural protein of the red blood cell membrane.

spectrin

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noun

any one of a class of fibrous proteins found in the membranes of red blood cells, the brain, the intestine, etc

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of spectrin¹

First recorded in 1968; spect(e)r + -in ²; ghost ( def 12 )

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of spectrin¹

C20: from spectr ( e ) + -in , referring to the ghosts (isolated cell membranes) of red blood cells, the source of the first known member of the class

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