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Nectin vs Nestin - What's the difference?

nectin | nestin |

As nouns the difference between nectin and nestin

is that nectin is (protein) any of a family of proteins that have a function in cell-to-cell adhesion while nestin is (biology) a type vi intermediate filament (if) protein, expressed mostly in nerve cells where it is implicated in the radial growth of the axon.

nectin

English

Noun

(wikipedia nectin) (en noun)
  • (protein) Any of a family of proteins that have a function in cell-to-cell adhesion

    • Derived terms

    * adiponectin * fibronectin * osteonectin

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    nestin

    English

    Noun

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  • (biology) A type VI intermediate filament (IF) protein, expressed mostly in nerve cells where it is implicated in the radial growth of the axon.

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