单词 | perforin |
释义 | perforin/ˈpəːfərɪn /noun [mass noun] Biochemistry A protein, released by killer cells of the immune system, which destroys targeted cells by creating lesions like pores in their membranes.The CD8 cells of long-term nonprogressors produce more perforin than do CD8 cells of HIV-positive people who developed AIDS, the scientists found. Origin1980s: from the verb perforate + -in1. |
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