Biologically Active Substance
vitronectin
Subclass of:
Extracellular Matrix Proteins;
Blood Proteins;
Glycoproteins
Definitions related to vitronectin:
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A blood plasma glycoprotein that mediates cell adhesion and interacts with proteins of the complement, coagulation, and fibrinolytic cascade. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Fibronectin-like extracellular glycoprotein involved in cell adhesion.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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