troponin

English

The troponin complex

Etymology

From tropomyosin. Coined by the Japanese researcher Setsuro Ebashi in 1963.

Noun

troponin (plural troponins)

(biochemistry, medicine) A complex of three regulatory proteins that is integral to muscle contraction in skeletal and cardiac muscle, or any member of this complex. The level of troponin in the blood is often used as an indicator of heart damage.

Translations

regulatory protein of skeletal and cardiac muscle

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See also

troponin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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