adhesion molecule

noun

: cell adhesion molecule
These children have a defect in a gene coding for an adhesion molecule, which is the protein that lets leukocytes stick to other cells.Larry Husten, Discover

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“Adhesion molecule.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/adhesion%20molecule. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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