"cell-adhesion molecule" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cell-adhesion molecules [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cell-adhesion molecule (plural cell-adhesion molecules)
  1. (biology) Any of a class of cell-surface proteins, typically glycoproteins, which enable and/or stabilize physical connections between cells or between a cell and an acellular material, such as an extracellular matrix Wikipedia link: cell-adhesion molecule Categories (topical): Biology Translations (protein): soluadheesiomolekyyli (Finnish)

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