Alpha fiber
alpha fiber
alpha fiber n.
any of the large somatic motor or proprioceptive nerve fibers conducting impulses at rates near 100 meters per second.
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a blood plasma protein that is separable from other globulins by electroph-r-sis. alpha globulin n. a type of globulin in blood plasma that exhibits great colloidal mobility in electrically charged neutral or alkaline solutions.
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alpha granule alpha granule n. a granule of an alpha cell.
- Alpha helix
the rodlike spatial configuration of many protein molecules in which the polypeptide backbone is stabilized by hydrogen bonds between amino acids in successive helical turns. noun (biochem) a helical conformation of a polypeptide chain, found abundantly in the structure of proteins alpha helix n. the helical form, turned in a right-handed direction, of many proteins. […]
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the magnetic allotrope of iron, stable below 910°c and having a body-centered cubic sp-ce lattice. noun a magnetic allotrope of iron that is stable below 910°c; ferrite