thrombospondin
nounUK /ˌθɹɒm.bə(ʊ)ˈspɒn.dɪn/ · US /ˌθɹɑm.boʊˈspɑn.dɪn/
Etymology From thrombin + respond + -in, coined in a 1972 paper by Baenziger et al., named due to its sensitivity to thrombin.https://web.archive.org/web/20060223143336/http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/abstract/247/9/2723
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any of a family of glycoproteins secreted into the extracellular matrix by various types of cell, which play a role in cellular adhesion in processes including thrombocyte aggregation, tumor metastasis, and angiogenesis.