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tenascin

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tenascin /te·nas·cin/ (ten´ah-sin) a glycoprotein of the extracellular matrix, isolated from a variety of embryo and adult tissues, including epithelial sites, smooth muscles, and some tumors.
tenascin
adhesive glycoprotein contributing to the cell-to-basal lamina-to-matrix interface.


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Glioma-associated antigen expression in oligodendroglial neoplasms: tenascin and epidermal growth factor receptor.
Tenascin (TN) is a large glycoprotein of the extracellular matrix that is transiently expressed in various tissues during embryogenesis and growth.
 
 
 
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