midkine
English edit
Etymology edit
mid- + -kine, from the fact that production is strongly induced during the middle of gestation (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What is that -kine suffix supposed to be?”)
Noun edit
midkine (plural midkines)
- A basic heparin-binding growth factor of low molecular weight
