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Tendon vs Biglycan - What's the difference?

tendon | biglycan |

As nouns the difference between tendon and biglycan

is that tendon is tendon while biglycan is (protein) a small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycan which is found in a variety of extracellular matrix tissues, including bone, cartilage and tendon.

tendon

English

(wikipedia tendon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) A tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.

    • Synonyms

    * sinew

    Derived terms

    * tendonitis *

    See also

    * ligament ----

    biglycan

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia biglycan) (-)
  • (protein) A small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycan which is found in a variety of extracellular matrix tissues, including bone, cartilage and tendon