sonic hedgehog
English
editEtymology
editNamed after the video game character Sonic the Hedgehog, in reference to the hedgehog signalling pathway, itself from sonic (Japanese ソニック (Sonikku)).
Noun
edit- (biochemistry, sometimes capitalized) A morphogenic protein that controls cell division of adult stem cells and has been implicated in the development of some cancers.
Translations
editprotein
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See also
editFinnish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English sonic hedgehog
Noun
editsonic hedgehog
Declension
editThis word is usually not inflected, as it would be difficult to fit into any Finnish declension category. If there's a need to inflect sonic hedgehog, it is combined with something inflectable such as proteiini (“protein”) or molekyyli (“molecule”), e.g. sonic hedgehog -molekyyli.
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