different between thrombin vs thrombospondin

English

Etymology

thromb- +? -in

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????mb?n/

Noun

thrombin (countable and uncountable, plural thrombins)

1. (biochemistry) An enzyme in blood that facilitates blood clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin (by means of ionized calcium).

Synonyms

• factor II
• Thr

See also

• lipoic acid
• prothrombin
• thrombus

English

Etymology

From thrombin +? respond +? -in, coined in a 1972 paper by Baenziger et al., named due to its sensitivity to thrombin.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????m.b?(?)?sp?n.d?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /????m.bo??sp?n.d?n/

Noun

thrombospondin (countable and uncountable, plural thrombospondins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a family of glycoproteins secreted into the extracellular matrix by various types of cell, which play a role in cellular adhesion in processes including thrombocyte aggregation, tumor metastasis, and angiogenesis.

Related terms

• spondin
• thrombin

References

• “thrombospondin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.