Fibroins

"Fibroins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Fibrous proteins secreted by INSECTS and SPIDERS. Generally, the term refers to silkworm fibroin secreted by the silk gland cells of SILKWORMS, Bombyx mori. Spider fibroins are called spidroins or dragline silk fibroins.

Descriptor ID	D005349
MeSH Number(s)	D05.750.078.875.500 D12.776.093.750.500
Concept/Terms	Fibroins Fibroins Fibroin Fibroins, Spider Fibroins, Spider Spider Fibroins Spidroins Dragline Silk Fibroins Fibroins, Dragline Silk

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Macromolecular Substances [D05]
Polymers [D05.750]
Biopolymers [D05.750.078]
Silk [D05.750.078.875]
Fibroins [D05.750.078.875.500]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Arthropod Proteins [D12.776.093]
Silk [D12.776.093.750]
Fibroins [D12.776.093.750.500]

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