"perilipin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: perilipins [plural]
Etymology: peri- + lipo- + -in Etymology templates: {{af|en|peri-|lipo-|-in}} peri- + lipo- + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} perilipin (countable and uncountable, plural perilipins)
  1. Any of a family of proteins that associate with the surface of lipid droplets, and whose phosphorylation is essential for the mobilization of fats in adipose tissue. Wikipedia link: perilipin Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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