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English word troponin comes from English tropomyosin

tropomyosin (English)

(protein) Any of a family of muscle proteins that regulate the interaction of actin and myosin.

troponin (English)

(protein, medicine) A complex of three regulatory proteins that is integral to muscle contraction in skeletal and cardiac muscle, or any member of this complex. The level of troponin in the blood is often used as an indicator of heart damage.

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