biglycan

English

Etymology

From bi- +‎ glycan.

Noun

biglycan (countable and uncountable, plural biglycans)

  1. (biochemistry) A small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycan which is found in a variety of extracellular matrix tissues, including bone, cartilage and tendon
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