Medical Definition of Phosphovitin
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An egg yolk phosphoglycoprotein which contains about 90% of the yolk protein phosphorus. It is synthesised in the liver of the hen and transferred to the developing oocyte, where it is bound to lipoproteins within the yolk granules.
Chemical name: Phosvitins
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phosphovitin
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