dystrophin

English

Etymology

From dystrophy +‎ -in.

Noun

dystrophin (countable and uncountable, plural dystrophins)

1. (biochemistry) A cytoplasmic structural protein that is deficient in some forms of muscular dystrophy

Derived terms

• antidystrophin
• microdystrophin

Translations

Translations

• French: dystrophine f
• German: Dystrophin
• Italian: distrofina (it) f
• Spanish: distrofina f