spectrin /spec·trin/ (spek´trin) a contractile protein attached to glycophorin at the cytoplasmic surface of the cell membrane of erythrocytes, important in maintaining cell shape.
spec·trin (sp k tr n)n. A contractile protein of high molecular weight that is a component of a network in the membrane of red blood cells, giving the cells flexibility. |
spectrin
a contractile protein attached to glycophorin at the cytoplasmic surface of the cell membrane of erythrocytes, considered to be important in the determination of red cell shape.
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