Definition of Neurokeratin

1. n. A substance, resembling keratin, present in nerve tissue, as in the sheath of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve fibers. Like keratin it resists the action of most chemical agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and tyrosin.

Definition of Neurokeratin

1. Noun. (protein) The protein component of the myelin sheath ¹

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Medical Definition of Neurokeratin

1. A substance, resembling keratin, present in nerve tissue, as in the sheath of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve fibres. Like keratin it resists the action of most chemical agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and tyrosin. Origin: Neuro- + keratin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neurokeratin

neuroid
neuroimage
neuroimaged
neuroimages
neuroimaging
neuroimmunological
neuroimmunologist
neuroimmunologists
neuroimmunology
neuroimmunomodulation
neuroinflammation
neuroinformatics
neurointensive
neuroinvasion
neuroinvasive
neurokeratin (current term)
neurokinin
neurokinin a
neurokinin k
neurolathyrism
neurolaw
neurolawyer
neurolawyers
neurolemma
neurolemma cells
neurolemmas
neuroleptanalgesia
neuroleptanalgesic
neuroleptanesthesia
neuroleptic

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