involucrin

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Latin involūcrum (wrapper, covering) +‎ -in

Noun[edit]

involucrin (uncountable)

  1. A protein component of human skin.
    In binding the protein loricrin, involucrin contributes to the formation of a cell envelope that protects corneocytes in the skin.

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Verb[edit]

involucrin

  1. inflection of involucrar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative