Definition of Crystallin
1. n. See Gobulin.
Medical Definition of Crystallin
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| Major proteins of the vertebrate lens. Range from high MW oligomeric species to low MW monomeric species. Immunological cross reactivity suggests that the sequences of crystallin sub units are relatively highly conserved in evolution.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Crystallin
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