Concept information
Preferred term
Tenascin
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Cytotactin
- Hexabrachion
- Tenascin C
- Tenascin-C
Scope note
- Hexameric extracellular matrix glycoprotein transiently expressed in many developing organs and often re-expressed in tumors. It is present in the central and peripheral nervous systems as well as in smooth muscle and tendons. (From Kreis & Vale, Guidebook to the Extracellular Matrix and Adhesion Proteins, 1993, p93)
History note
- 96; was TENASCIN (NM) 1986-95
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019063
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