neurocan
(redirected from chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 3)neu·ro·can
(nū-rō-kan),A nervous system chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan that binds to neural cell adhesion molecules and modulates neuronal adhesion and neurite outgrowth during development.
Synonym(s): chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 3
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NCAN
A gene on chromosome 19p12 that encodes neurocan, a chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan, which may be involved in modulating neuronal adhesion and migration as well as neurite growth during development, by binding to neural cell adhesion molecules.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.