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Actin (medicine)


actin
<cell biology> A filamentous proteins (42 kD) involved in muscle contraction in both smooth and striated muscle and also serves as an important structural molecule for the cytoskeleton of many eukaryotic cells.

It is the main constituent of the thin filaments of muscle fibres. The filaments (known also as filamentous or f-actin) can be dissociated into their globular subunits; each subunit is composed of a single polypeptide 375 amino acids long. This is known as globular or g-actin. In conjunction with myosin, actin is responsible for the contraction and relaxation of muscle.

See: myosin.


bollocks (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: beallucas 'testicles']
used to say rudely that you think something is wrong or stupid
-synonym rubbish rubbish
::Your lyrics are complete bollocks; they don't actually mean anything, do they?
::She's just talking a load of old bollocks .
a word used to emphasize that you are annoyed or angry
::Oh bollocks! We've missed it.
bollocks to you/that/it etc
used when you refuse to accept or obey something
::Yeah well bollocks to you too mate!
the two round male organs that produce sperm
-synonym testicle testicle