GLYPICAN
\ɡlˈa͡ɪpɪkən], \ɡlˈaɪpɪkən], \ɡ_l_ˈaɪ_p_ɪ_k_ə_n]\
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Ubiquitous macromolecules associated with the cell surface and extracellular matrix of a wide range of cells of vertebrate and invertebrate tissues. They are essential cofactors in cell-matrix adhesion processes, in cell-cell recognition systems, and in receptor-growth factor interactions. (From Cancer Metastasis Rev 1996; 15 (2): 177-86; Hepatology 1996; 24 (3): 524-32)
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Snake's-head
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