TGF-b is synthesized in a latent form linked to a glycoprotein (latent TGF-b binding protein, LTBP), which serves as an anchor in the ECM. Proteolytic cleavage of LTBP is a prerequisite for the release and generation of bioactive (mature) TGF-b.
Akata is a slang sometimes used to describe Black/African Americans. It is also used to describe Africans who have lived in America for a considerable length of time. ' 1 Akata' in Yoruba language means ' fox' .
TantÅjutsu (ç­åè¡) is a Japanese term for a variety of knife fighting systems.A tantÅ (ç­å, short sword) is one of the traditonal Japanese swords (nihonto) that were worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Hochogata: The hochogata is a tantÅ form that is commonly described as a short, wide, hira. 2  The hochogata was one of the tantÅ forms that Masamune (an ancient sword smith whose name has become legend) favored.