Chemicals and Drugs

Immunoglobulin mu-Chains

The class of heavy chains found in IMMUNOGLOBULIN M. They have a molecular weight of approximately 72 kDa and they contain about 57 amino acid residues arranged in five domains and have more oligosaccharide branches and a higher carbohydrate content than the heavy chains of IMMUNOGLOBULIN G.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The class of heavy chains found in IMMUNOGLOBULIN M. They have a molecular weight of approximately 72 kDa and they contain about 57 amino acid residues arranged in five domains and have more oligosaccharide branches and a higher carbohydrate content than the heavy chains of IMMUNOGLOBULIN G.

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Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • Ig mu Chains
  • Immunoglobulin mu-Chain
  • Immunoglobulins, mu-Chain
  • mu Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain
  • mu Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains
  • mu-Chain Immunoglobulins
  • Chains, Ig mu
  • Immunoglobulin mu Chain
  • Immunoglobulin mu Chains
  • Immunoglobulins, mu Chain
  • mu Chain Immunoglobulins
  • mu Chains, Ig
  • mu-Chain, Immunoglobulin
  • mu-Chains, Immunoglobulin

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23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

gammopathy: coordinate IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS (IM) with PARAPROTEINEMIAS (IM) but consider also HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA (IM) or HEAVY CHAIN DISEASE (IM), follow text; for immunoglobulin C mu (IG C mu) coordinate with IMMUNOGLOBULIN CONSTANT REGION

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History Note

2006 (1976)

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Previous Indexing

  • IgM (1973-1975)
  • Immunoglobulin Fragments (1973-1975)
  • Immunoglobulins, Heavy Chain (1975)

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  1. D12.776w.124w.486.485.114w.619w.574w.500
  2. D12.776w.124w.486.485.705.500w.500
  3. D12.776w.124w.790.651.114w.619w.574w.500
  4. D12.776w.124w.790.651.705.500w.500
  5. D12.776w.377w.715.548.114w.619w.574w.500
  6. D12.776w.377w.715.548.705.500w.500

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QW 601

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Immunoglobulin mu-Chains. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007148. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007148
  2. Immunoglobulin mu-Chains. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76506387