serum globulins

  • 81renal system — ▪ anatomy Introduction  in humans (human body), organ system that includes the kidneys, where urine is produced, and the ureters, bladder, and urethra for the passage, storage, and voiding of urine.       In many respects the human excretory, or… …

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  • 82Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia — A condition in which cryoglobulin proteins which are a mixture of various antibody types form for unknown (essential) reasons. Cryoglobulins are abnormal blood proteins that, by definition, have the unusual properties of precipitating from the… …

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  • 83Immunoglobulin — A protein produced by plasma cells and lymphocytes. Immunoglobulins are an essential part of the body s immune system which attach to foreign substances, such as bacteria, and assist in destroying them. Abbreviated Ig. The classes of… …

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  • 84Lipoprotein — A complex of lipid and protein, the way lipids travel in the blood. Cholesterol, a building block of the outer layer of cells (cell membranes), is transported through the blood in the form of water soluble carrier molecules known as lipoproteins …

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  • 85haptoglobin — A group of α2 globulins in human serum, so called because of their ability to combine with hemoglobin, preventing loss in the urine; variant types form a polymorphic system, with α and β polypeptide chains controlled by separate genetic loci.… …

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  • 86hemopexin — A serum glycoprotein related to β globulins, with molecular weight around 57,000, containing 22% carbohydrate; important in binding heme and porphyrins, preventing excretion, and perhaps regulating heme in drug metabolism. [hemo + G. pexis …

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  • 87Ekkehard Kallee — (* 30. Januar 1922 in Feuerbach) ist ein deutscher Nuklearmediziner. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Lehre, Forschung und öffentlicher Auftrag 3 Berühmte Vorfahren …

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  • 88Tiselius , Arne Wilhelm Kaurin — (1902–1971) Swedish chemist Tiselius was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and educated at the University of Uppsala, where he became the assistant of Theodor Svedberg in 1925. He obtained his PhD in 1930 and his whole career was spent at Uppsala where …

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  • 89thyroxine-binding globulin — n a blood serum glycoprotein that is synthesized in the liver and that binds tightly to thyroxine and less firmly to triiodothyronine preventing their removal from the blood by the kidneys and releasing them as needed at sites of activity abbr.… …

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  • 90Paraglobulin — Par a*glob u*lin (p[a^]r [.a]*gl[o^]b [ u]*l[i^]n), n. [Pref. para + globulin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A protein in blood serum, belonging to the group of globulins. See {Fibrinoplastin}. [1913 Webster] …

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