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Descriptor English:
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alpha-Fetoproteins
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Descriptor Spanish:
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alfa-Fetoproteínas
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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alfa-Fetoproteínas
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Synonyms English:
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AFP
Fetuins
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Tree Number:
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D12.776.320.050
D23.101.840.050
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Definition English:
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The first alpha-globulins to appear in mammalian sera during development of the embryo and the dominant serum proteins in early embryonic life. They reappear in the adult serum during certain pathologic states, primarily hepatocellular carcinoma. They may also be elevated in the amniotic fluid and maternal serum during pregnancy in ANENCEPHALY. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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/biosyn /physiol permitted
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See Related English:
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Anencephaly
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History Note English:
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96; was ALPHA FETOPROTEINS 1975-95 (see under FETAL GLOBULINS 1975-76)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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23940
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Unique Identifier:
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D000509
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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