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Lipocortins

Lipocortins Definition & Meaning
Lipocortins Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Medical Term Lipocortins?

Family of calcium- and phospholipid-binding proteins which are structurally related and exhibit immunological cross-reactivity. Each member contains four homologous 70 kD repeats. The annexins are differentially distributed in vertebrate tissues (and lower eukaryotes) and appear to be involved in membrane fusion and signal transduction.

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