neurocan

English

Noun

neurocan (uncountable)

  1. A protein that is a significant component of the extracellular matrix.
    • 2015 July 30, “Pharmacological Suppression of CNS Scarring by Deferoxamine Reduces Lesion Volume and Increases Regeneration in an In Vitro Model for Astroglial-Fibrotic Scarring and in Rat Spinal Cord Injury In Vivo”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0134371:
      The astroglial outer region of the scar is marked by the astrocytic glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and contains numerous chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs) among which are NG-2, neurocan, and phosphacan.
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