Medical term:

tenascin

ten·as·cin

(ten-as'sin),

A protein that is present in the mesenchyme that surrounds epithelia in organs undergoing development in embryos; believed to participate in inducing differentiation of epithelia.

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tenascin C

A secreted extracellular matrix protein encoded by TNC on chromosome 9q32-q34, which has a spatially and temporally restricted tissue distribution. It plays a key role in guidance of migrating neurons and axons during development, synaptic plasticity and neuronal regeneration.

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