endothelin (English, noun)
expansion: endothelin (uncountable)
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topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of several polypeptides consisting of 21 amino acid residues that are produced in various cells and tissues, that play a role in regulating vasomotor activity, cell proliferation, and the production of hormones, and that have been implicated in the development of vascular disease.
tags: uncountable
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