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Abstract
Lectins purified from the germinating seeds of common wheat (Triticum vulgare); these bind to certain carbohydrate moieties on cell surface glycoproteins and are used to identify certain cell populations and inhibit or promote some immunological or physiological activities. There are at least two isoforms of this lectin.
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- Agglutinins, Wheat Germ
- Lectins, Triticum Vulgare
- Lectins, Wheat Germ
- Triticum Vulgare Lectin
- Triticum Vulgare Lectins
- Wheat Germ Agglutinin
- Wheat Germ Lectin
- Wheat Germ Lectins
- Agglutinin, Wheat Germ
- Germ Agglutinin, Wheat
- Germ Lectin, Wheat
- Lectin, Triticum Vulgare
- Lectin, Wheat Germ
- Vulgare Lectin, Triticum
- Wheat Germ Agglutinin Isolectin 1
- Wheat Germ Agglutinin Isolectin 2
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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- Lectins (1966-1986)
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- National Library of Medicine. Wheat Germ Agglutinins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014909. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014909
- Wheat Germ Agglutinins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_germ_agglutinin
- Wheat Germ Agglutinins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2647799