单词 | acrasin |
释义 | acrasinnoun acra·sin ə-ˈkrā-sᵊn plural acrasins : a substance (such as cyclic AMP) that is secreted by myxamoebae of various cellular slime molds (such as those of the genus Dictyostelium or Acrasis) and that functions as a chemotactic agent attracting and causing the aggregation of similar amoeboid cells into a pseudoplasmodium The cells are not only oriented by … acrasin, but induced to secrete it; they thus relay the orienting signals. B. M. Shaffer, Nature, 12 June 1975 |
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