dickkopf

See also: Dickkopf

English

Etymology

From German Dickkopf (“stubborn person”, literally “large head”).

Noun

dickkopf (plural dickkopfs)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a family of glycoproteins that are involved in the development of the embryo
    • 2015 December 22, “Efficient Generation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Corneal Endothelial Cells by Directed Differentiation”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0145266:
      Some of the factors tested included: angiopoietin like protein 7 (ANGLPT7), epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2), transforming growth factor beta 2 (TGF β 2), platelet derived growth factor b (PDGFB), and dickkopf related protein 2 (DKK2).
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