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cephalin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈkɛf.ə.lɪn/
/ˈsɛf.ə.lɪn/
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Etymology

From cephal- + -in.

Meanings

A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.
- In 1912 Howell reported the results of a study of the thromboplastic action of the tissues in which he showed that the active substance is a phosphatid having the general properties of cephalin. 1916 June, Jay McLean, “The Thromboplastic Action of Cephalin”, in American Journal of Physiology, volume 41, pages 250–257:

Forms

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cephalins	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

kaolin-cephalin clotting time

Synonyms

phosphatidylethanolamine

Translations (2)

cs kefalin (cephalin) · de Kephalin (cephalin)