Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Characterized by or pertaining to homophyly.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Biol.) Relating to homophily.

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  • adjective Relating to homophyly.

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  • Previous studies revealed that engagement of E-cadherin in homophylic calcium-dependent cell-cell interactions results in rapid PI3K-dependent activation of Akt, indicating that E-cadherin can initiate outside-in signal transducing pathways that regulate the activity of PI3K and Akt

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Eric Haÿ et al. 2009

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