Alpha-2-macroglobulin: A physiological guardian

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 228, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1665-1675

  Rehman, Ahmed A ^a   Ahsan, Haseeb ^b   Khan, Fahim H ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; DEFENSIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFERRIN;

HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BINDING; HUMAN; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84876738471     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: 10974652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24266     Document Type: Review

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