Medical Definition of Cystatin

1. A group of natural cysteine protease inhibitors (approximately 13 kD) widely distributed both intra and extra cellularly. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cystatin

cyst
cyst
cystacanth
cystadenocarcinoma
cystadenoma
cystalgia
cystamine
cystaphos
cystathionase
cystathionine
cystathionine beta-lyase
cystathionine beta-synthase
cystathionine gamma-lyase
cystathionine gamma-synthase
cystathioninuria
cystatin (current term)
cystatins
cysteamine
cysteamine
cysteamines
cystectasia
cystectasy
cystectomy
cysteic acid
cystein
cysteine
cysteine
cysteines
cysteine aminopeptidase
cysteine carboxypeptidase

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