laminin
noun
lam·i·nin
ˈla-mə-nən 
: a glycoprotein component of connective tissue basement membrane that promotes cell adhesion
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That there’s something wrong with your laminin production?
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Apr. 2013
Two labs also detected the proteins laminin and elastin with antibody tests, although mass spectrometry failed to turn up sequences for these proteins.
—Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 13 Sep. 2017
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Apr. 2013
Two labs also detected the proteins laminin and elastin with antibody tests, although mass spectrometry failed to turn up sequences for these proteins.
—Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 13 Sep. 2017
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laminin
noun
lam·i·nin
ˈlam-ə-nən
: a glycoprotein that is a component of connective tissue basement membrane and that promotes cell adhesion
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