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Abstract
Amyloid P component is a small, non-fibrillar glycoprotein found in normal serum and in all amyloid deposits. It has a pentagonal (pentaxin) structure. It is an acute phase protein, modulates immunologic responses, inhibits ELASTASE, and has been suggested as an indicator of LIVER DISEASE.
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- Amyloid P Component
- Amyloid P-Component, Serum
- P Component, Amyloid
- P-Component, Serum Amyloid
- Serum Amyloid P Component
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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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/biosyn /physiol permitted
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- Amyloid (1966-1986)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Serum Amyloid P-Component. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000683. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000683
- Serum Amyloid P-Component. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7455513