descendin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An uncharacterised testes secreted peptide hormone that controls testicular descent in mammals.

Word forms

descendin

Etymology

Term invented by Fentener van Vlissingen et al, derived from descend with suffix -in used for proteins.

Synonyms

insulin-like hormone 3 Insl3
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