CANALICULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does canalicular mean? 

• CANALICULAR (adjective)
  The adjective CANALICULAR has 1 sense:

1. relating to or like or having a canaliculus

  Familiarity information: CANALICULAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANALICULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or like or having a canaliculus

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

canaliculus (a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants)

Derivation:

canaliculus (a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants)

 Context examples 

Canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter 2 (1527 aa, ~169 kDa) is encoded by the human ABCC3 gene.

(Canalicular Multispecific Organic Anion Transporter 2, NCI Thesaurus)

Canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter 1 (1545 aa, ~174 kDa) is encoded by the human ABCC2 gene.

(Canalicular Multispecific Organic Anion Transporter 1, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter 2 protein, plays a role in bile metabolism and transport.

(ABCC3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter 1 protein, plays a role in both multidrug resistance and organic anion transport.

(ABCC2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)