thermogenin

English

Etymology

thermo- +‎ -genin

Noun

thermogenin (usually uncountable, plural thermogenins)

  1. An uncoupling protein found in the mitochondria of brown adipose tissue, used to generate heat by non-shivering thermogenesis.
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