"stargazin" meaning in All languages combined

See stargazin on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: stargazins [plural]
Etymology: stargaze + -in, since modifications of the protein caused mice to gaze upward in experiments. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stargaze|in}} stargaze + -in Head templates: {{en-noun}} stargazin (plural stargazins)
  1. (biochemistry) A brain-specific transmembrane protein associated with a form of epilepsy Categories (topical): Proteins

Inflected forms

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