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homophilic /ho·mo·phil·ic/ (ho″mo-fil´ik) reacting only with a specific antigen.
homophilic [ho″mo-fil´ik]
reacting only with specific antigen.

homophilic
reacting only with specific antigen.


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The literature also points out that there is a tendency to replace outgoing board members with members who have similar characteristics, a tendency that Lynall et al (2003) describe as homophilic selection.
This adhesion process is homophilic, in which cadherins associate specifically with identical cadherins on neighboring cell surfaces.
Through its homophilic binding, the molecule contributes to the histogenesis of the embryonic CNS and facilitates later stages of intercellular recognition such as synapse formation and stabilization (Naegele and Barnstable, 1991).
 
 
 
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