Preferred Label : immunoglobulin A, secretory;
MeSH definition : The principle immunoglobulin in exocrine secretions such as milk, respiratory and
intestinal mucin, saliva and tears. The complete molecule (around 400 kD) is composed
of two four-chain units of IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, one SECRETORY COMPONENT and one J chain
(IMMUNOGLOBULIN J-CHAINS).;
MeSH synonym : iga, secretory; secretory iga; iga, exocrine; exocrine iga; siga; secretory immunoglobulin a;
MeSH hyponym : colostral IgA; IgA, Colostral;
MeSH annotation : salivary immunoglobulin A: index IGA, SECRETORY SALIVA/ immunol; immunoglobulin
A in tears: index IGA, SECRETORY TEARS/ immunol; /defic IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY
IGA DEFICIENCY;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siga;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D007071;
UMLS CUI : C0020838;
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The principle immunoglobulin in exocrine secretions such as milk, respiratory and
intestinal mucin, saliva and tears. The complete molecule (around 400 kD) is composed
of two four-chain units of IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, one SECRETORY COMPONENT and one J chain
(IMMUNOGLOBULIN J-CHAINS).
