Biologically Active Substance
alpha-globulin
al·pha·glob·u·lin
Subclass of:
Serum Globulins
Definitions related to alpha-globulins:
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A type of globulin in plasma that in electrically charged solutions exhibits greatest colloidal mobility among that of serum globulins.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(alpha globulin) Blood plasma or serum protein that is alkaline and has great electrophoretic mobility.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Serum proteins that have the most rapid migration during ELECTROPHORESIS. This subgroup of globulins is divided into faster and slower alpha(1)- and alpha(2)-globulins.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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