myostatin

English

Etymology

Perhaps from myo- (“muscle”) + Latin statos, status, sto (“remain, stand, fix, set"”) or Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “inactivity, a freezing, state of motionlessness, arrest, a standing”). myo- +‎ -statin?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪəʊˌstætɪn/

Noun

myostatin (countable and uncountable, plural myostatins)

1. (biochemistry) A protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue.

Translations

a protein

• French: myostatine f
• German: Myostatin (de) n
• Spanish: miostatina f