aquaporin

English

Etymology

aqua- +‎ porin

Noun

aquaporin (plural aquaporins)

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that form water-permeable pores in the membrane of biological cells.

Derived terms

superaquaporin

Translations

class of proteins

Catalan: aquaporina f
French: aquaporine (fr) f
Galician: acuaporina f
Italian: acquaporina (it) f
Portuguese: aquaporina f
Spanish: acuaporina f

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