Chemicals and Drugs

Carrier Proteins

Proteins that bind or transport specific substances in the blood, within the cell, or across cell membranes.

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Abstract

Proteins that bind or transport specific substances in the blood, within the cell, or across cell membranes.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Carrier Protein
  • Transport Protein
  • Transport Proteins
  • Protein, Carrier
  • Proteins, Carrier
  • Binding Protein
  • Binding Proteins

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Aspects Covered

29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse entry term BINDING PROTEINS with PROTEIN BINDING; do not use CARRIER PROTEINS if the protein functions as a receptor: use instead the pertinent receptors term; not for antigenic carriers ( = ANTIGENS)

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History Note

73(71)

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Previous Indexing

  • Protein Binding (1966-1970)
  • Proteins (1966-1970)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Carrier Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002352. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002352
  2. Carrier Proteins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_protein
  3. Carrier Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2111029