calcineurin

English

Noun

calcineurin (countable and uncountable, plural calcineurins)

1. (biochemistry) A protein phosphatase that stimulates the growth and differentiation of T cells
   • 2016 June, Khaled Ezzedine, Nanette Silverberg, “A Practical Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vitiligo in Children”, in Pediatrics, volume 138, number 1, →DOI, page e20154126:

     … the European Dermatology Forum consensus group has recently published guidelines favoring the use of topical calcineurin inhibitors as a first-line option for face and neck on a bidaily [twice-daily] basis …

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