tropomyosin

noun tropo·my·o·sin \ˌträ-pə-ˈmī-ə-sən, ˌtrō-\

Definition of TROPOMYOSIN

: a protein of muscle that forms a complex with troponin regulating the interaction of actin and myosin in muscular contraction

1946

Medical Dictionary

noun tro·po·my·o·sin \ˌträp-ə-ˈmī-ə-sən, ˌtrōp-\

: a protein of muscle that forms a complex with troponin regulating the interaction of actin and myosin in muscular contraction

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