thrombospondin

== 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): /ˌθɹɒm.bə(ʊ)ˈspɒn.dɪn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌθɹɑm.boʊˈspɑn.dɪn/ === Noun === thrombospondin (countable and uncountable, plural thrombospondins) (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, 2019–2022.