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globulin

DEFINITIONS OF: globulin

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n a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed

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alpha globulin
a globulin in blood plasma or serum that is alkaline and has great electrophoretic mobility
serum globulin
globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the blood
gamma globulin, human gamma globulin
a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses
myosin
the commonest protein in muscle; a globulin that combines with actin to form actomyosin
beta globulin, siderophilin, transferrin
a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron
C-reactive protein, CRP
a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation
Ig, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin, immune serum globulin, immunoglobulin
a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
Type of:
simple protein
a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed
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