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  • noun biochemistry Any of a family of proteins found in nerve tissue

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  • [S] cientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have shown that a protein called neurexin is required for. .nerve cell connections to form and function correctly.

    Poll: Palin Hasn't Done Herself Any Favors For 2012 2009

  • This was a speech on autism, and Palin's critics have pounced on the fact that a recent study of Drosophila fruit flies showed that a protein called neurexin is essential for proper neurological function -- a discovery with clear implications for autism research.

    Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle: In Case You Weren't Scared Enough: Palin on "Fruit Fly Research" 2008

  • Now scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have shown that a protein called neurexin is required for these nerve cell connections to form and function correctly.

    Speedlinking 9/7/07 William Harryman 2007

  • This was a speech on autism, and Palin's critics have pounced on the fact that a recent study of Drosophila fruit flies showed that a protein called neurexin is essential for proper neurological function -- a discovery with clear implications for autism research.

    RVABlogs 2008

  • Drosophila fruit flies showed that a protein called neurexin is essential for proper neurological function -- a discovery with clear implications for autism research.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • The gene makes a type of protein called a neurexin, which sits in the membranes of neurons, controlling interactions between different cells during the development and wiring up of the nervous system.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • [S] cientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have shown that a protein called neurexin is required for. .nerve cell connections to form and function correctly.

    Waldo's Virginia Political Blogroll 2008

  • This was a speech on autism, and Palin's critics have recent study of Drosophila fruit flies showed that a protein called neurexin is essential for proper neurological function -- a discovery with clear implications for autism research.

    3quarksdaily 2008

  • Drosophila fruit flies showed that a protein called neurexin is essential for proper neurological function -- a discovery with clear implications for autism research.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • Drosophila fruit flies showed that a protein called neurexin is essential for proper neurological function -- a discovery with clear implications for autism research.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

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