Receptor
calretinin
Subclass of:
Calbindins
Definitions related to calretinin:
  • Calcium binding protein that is found in subpopulations of cortical and subcortical brain neurons with a molecular weight of 29,000 daltons.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (calbindin 2) A calbindin protein that is differentially expressed in distinct populations of NEURONS throughout the vertebrate and invertebrate NERVOUS SYSTEM, and modulates intrinsic neuronal excitability and influences LONG-TERM POTENTIATION. It is also found in LUNG, TESTIS, OVARY, KIDNEY, and BREAST, and is expressed in many tumor types found in these tissues. It is often used as an immunohistochemical marker for MESOTHELIOMA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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