释义 |
addressin, n. Biochem.|əˈdrɛsɪn| [f. address n. + -in1.] Any of a group of substances which appear to act as position markers and to mediate cellular interactions; spec. in vascular addressin, such a substance occurring in specialized blood vessels.
1988P. R. Streeter et al. in Nature 7 Jan. 43/1 Because its apparent role is to convey positional (tissue address) information to circulating lymphocytes, we propose to call this mucosa-specific antigen and related tissue-specific determinants in other sites ‘vascular addressins’. 1990Glycobiol. I. 33/2 ELAM-1.., a vascular addressin that acts from the endothelial cell surface and increases the adherence properties of neutrophils. 1990Laboratory Investigation LXIII. 476 The addressin MECA-325, a marker of mouse lymph node high endothelial venules. |