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Preferred term

alpha 1-Antichymotrypsin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Glycoprotein found in alpha(1)-globulin region in human serum. It inhibits chymotrypsin-like proteinases in vivo and has cytotoxic killer-cell activity in vitro. The protein also has a role as an acute-phase protein and is active in the control of immunologic and inflammatory processes, and as a tumor marker. It is a member of the serpin superfamily.

Entry terms

  • alpha(1)-Antichymotrypsin
  • Serpin A3

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MLZCL2W7-R

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