Preferred Label : serum amyloid p-component;
MeSH definition : Amyloid P component is a small, non-fibrillar glycoprotein found in normal serum and
in all amyloid deposits. It has a pentagonal (pentaxin) structure. It is an acute
phase protein, modulates immunologic responses, inhibits ELASTASE, and has been suggested
as an indicator of LIVER DISEASE.;
MeSH synonym : amyloid p component; p-component, serum amyloid; amyloid p-component, serum; p component, amyloid; serum amyloid P component;
MeSH annotation : /biosyn /physiol permitted;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D000683;
UMLS CUI : C0002721;
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- PRM-151 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
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UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Amyloid P component is a small, non-fibrillar glycoprotein found in normal serum and
in all amyloid deposits. It has a pentagonal (pentaxin) structure. It is an acute
phase protein, modulates immunologic responses, inhibits ELASTASE, and has been suggested
as an indicator of LIVER DISEASE.