deorphanization
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From de- + orphan + -ization.
Noun
[edit]deorphanization (uncountable)
- The development of a drug so that it is no longer an orphan drug.
- 2016 January 23, “The Subcellular Dynamics of the Gs-Linked Receptor GPR3 Contribute to the Local Activation of PKA in Cerebellar Granular Neurons”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- The future deorphanization of GPR3 and clarifying its local dynamics may provide a clearer understanding of GPR3 neuronal expression and how it functionally activates the downstream signaling pathways.