glom
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In anti-LGI1 encephalitis, the second most common of these diseases after anti-NMDAR encephalitis, autoantibodies glom onto and impede LGI1 protein, which is found in synapses and helps regulate the transmission of electrical signals between neurons.
From Science Magazine • May 15, 2024
Using mouse antibodies that glom on to proteasomes, and other methods, the investigators found the proteasomes on the surface of neurons in the spinal cord, dorsal root ganglia, sciatic nerve and peripheral nerves innervating skin.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2024
Mind you, the Sinclair interview may have been a bridge too far even for those who ordinarily glom on to free-thinkers who are "just asking questions."
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023
These nasty, bloodsucking parasites glom on to you when you least suspect it.
From Scientific American • Aug. 7, 2023
She says it’s because I’m “the right person for the job,” but I know she’s just trying to glom off my reputation as the main guy behind the paper chain project.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
