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Laminin vs Lamina - What's the difference?

laminin | lamina |

As nouns the difference between laminin and lamina

is that laminin is any of a class of glycoproteins found in the basement membranes of most animal tissue while lamina is a very thin layer of material.

laminin

English

Noun

(wikipedia laminin) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a class of glycoproteins found in the basement membranes of most animal tissue
  • lamina

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A very thin layer of material.
  • (anatomy) A thin plate or scale, such as the arch of a vertebra.
  • (botany) The flat part of a leaf or leaflet; the blade.
  • Synonyms

    * (very thin layer of material) sheet * (flat part of a leaf) blade

    Derived terms

    * laminar * laminal * laminate * laminectomy * laminotomy

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