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Medical Definition of Wheat germ agglutinins
1. Lectins purified from the germinating seeds of common wheat (triticum vulgare); these bind to certain carbohydrate moieties on cell surface glycoproteins and are used to identify certain cell populations and inhibit or promote some immunological or physiological activities. There are at least two isoforms of this lectin. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Wheat Germ Agglutinins
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