myosin
[ mahy-uh-sin ]
/ ˈmaɪ ə sɪn /
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noun Biochemistry.
the principal contractile protein of muscle.
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myorrhexis, myosalpinx, myosarcoma, myosclerosis, myoscope, myosin, myosin filament, myosis, myositic, myositis, myositis fibrosa
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Example sentences from the Web for myosin
The pemmican we used consisted of powdered dried beef (containing the important protein, myosin) and 50 per cent.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas MawsonInto this special class fall myosin (of the muscles), fibrinogen (of the blood) and vitellin (of egg yolk).
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner BennettOther forms of protein are globulin and myosin, which form the actual muscle-substance.
Encyclopedia of Diet|Eugene ChristianAnother similar experiment made with antipeptone, formed from the myosin of muscle-tissue, gave like results.
On Digestive Proteolysis|R. H. Chittenden
British Dictionary definitions for myosin
myosin
/ (ˈmaɪəsɪn) /
noun
the chief protein of muscle that interacts with actin to form actomyosin during muscle contraction; it is also present in many other cell types
Word Origin for myosin
C19: from myo- + -ose ² + -in
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Medical definitions for myosin
myosin
[ mī′ə-sĭn ]
n.
The commonest protein in muscle cells, a globulin responsible for the elastic and contractile properties of muscle and combining with actin to form actomyosin.
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Scientific definitions for myosin
myosin
[ mī′ə-sĭn ]
A protein found in muscle tissue as a thick filament made up of an aggregate of similar proteins. Myosin and the protein actin form the contractile units (sarcomeres) of skeletal muscle. In the sarcomere, actin and myosin filaments slide past each other to cause the shortening of a muscle fiber.
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