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Abstract
An ACUTE PHASE REACTION protein present in low concentrations in normal sera, but found at higher concentrations in sera of older persons and in patients with AMYLOIDOSIS. It is the circulating precusor of amyloid A protein, which is found deposited in AA type AMYLOID FIBRILS.
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- Amyloid A Precursor
- Amyloid A Protein-Related Serum Component
- Amyloid Protein AA Precursor
- Amyloid Protein SAA
- Amyloid Serum Protein SAA
- Amyloid-Related Serum Protein (SAA)
- Serum A Related Protein
- Serum Amyloid A
- Serum Amyloid Protein A
- Amyloid A Protein Related Serum Component
- Amyloid A Protein
- Amyloid Fibril Protein AA
- Amyloid Protein AA
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, 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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2005(1979)
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- Amyloid (1966-1978)
- Blood Proteins (1966-1978)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Serum Amyloid A Protein. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000685. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000685
- Serum Amyloid A Protein. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serum_amyloid_A
- Serum Amyloid A Protein. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3113038